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I use such a host file on my android. There's even apps to manage them.

Needs a rooted device though.

That has the added benefit of removing ads in all apps, because when they can't be loaded, generally not even the empty widget shows.

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You can sign up at https://www.nextdns.io/ and then you can block ads at the DNS level. Simple to do, and updated, and without the overhead of running a local VPN.

You can use Blokada who block with DNS system without rooting.

That uses a VPN internally though, which comes with a decent amount of overhead.

See my comment above, you can use https://www.nextdns.io/

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