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You can definitely block ads- try NextDNS.

• mikestew 9mo ago
  I’ve tried blocking the ads with a pi-hole, to no avail. I suspect the ads come from the same servers that the articles do. I can’t find obvious ad servers in the query logs. If anyone has a hint on blocking Apple News ads at DNS, I’d love to hear it.
  • skygazer 9mo ago
    1Blocker, with their in-app tracker blocking turned on, will block Apple News ads on iOS/iPadOS and will also block ads in Google News and free to play games. I guess you can’t block tracking without also blocking the ads. It installs a local VPN profile that blocks connections to hosts typically blocked with dns based ad blockers. They’ve increasingly hidden the feature in the app, for some reason.
    • maxkfranz 8mo ago
      How is it on battery life to run the VPN continuously?
      • skygazer 8mo ago
        I haven’t noticed it consume any additional battery. It doesn’t actually connect to a vpn server, or reencrypt traffic. It’s just a hack to deny select connections. I often do end up turning it off after a few days, though, because some times I need tracking redirects to work, and I’m too lazy to always whitelist.
  • int_19h 8mo ago
    I'm using AdGuard running in Home Assistant and I don't see any ads in Apple News. Looking at what gets blocked when I open the News apps, try going for these domains: news.iadsdk.apple.com news-app-events.apple.com news-sports-events.apple.com news-events.apple.com