Just a note as well. I have tried using Duck Go Duck and other search engines. And use adblockers, have used Ghostery right from when it was developed. Most things have been tried.
I just really dislike the idea that we the people need to use various forms of third party services or apps just to use the supposedly free internet in a way that doesn't drive us nuts or to use it how we want to. So not really looking for a solution, just eternally annoyed.