For system wide DNS blocking you only have two options: use a DNS server with blocking (either your own with something like a piHole our a public one) or use the hosts file.
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2024
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many vpns support custom dns servers in their clients i use windscribe with next dns as custom dns
I host my own vpn from home, which keeps me behind my pihole(s) and able to access my private services without exposing them to WAN.
Also secures my mobile traffic from snooping/modifying while on public networks.
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I don't know a way to do it for a given system, at home you could plug a small computer to your router, like a raspberry or equivalent, set that as a dns, and run filtering on it.
run pihole (or something similar) locally behind that vpn