I blocked them. Just like I block Astroturfing accounts that make constant new accounts to spam stupid questions.

I have grandfathered in YouTube premium from like 10 years ago because of a business cell phone promotion deal. I have not seen a single ad yet.

Not only is it still Android but the thing that the article says is special about it, blocking trackers and stuff, is trivial to do without installing a custom OS image. Change your DNS, trackers/ads gone.

DRM manages rights for products you own. Twitter does not own your posts. Simple.