Android offers Private DNS, just point that at nextdns.io and block things even within apps that aren't browsers.

The biggest benefit is definitely the sheer speed at which news websites load on my phone now, even when I'm on a crap connection.

Another benefit: This isn't a VPN, so you can still use a VPN whilst using Private DNS.

Edit: Also... lol, I can't access TFA as plausible.io is also blocked on my network and phone. I'm going to assume that the article is actually an analytics competitor whose pitch is "GA is blocked, use us instead!".

Edit 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=plausible.io Yes, assumption was correct.

Edit 3: NextDNS stats from my home network: 11.45% of DNS requests blocked, but from my phone 23.7% of DNS requests blocked. You need this more on your mobile than in a web browser!