It's the way you access the forum. I use Linux Mint OS with Firefox browser with Ublock on my computer and Android OS with Brave browser on my phone. There are zero ads.
Mint user here as well. FF w/uBlock, Disable JS button, etc etc.
Need to try Brave on Andriod - thx!
One can do some tricky stuff simply editing hosts file (windoz too).
Run a DNS server on/for LAN. I have a lot of entries pointing to 127.0.0.1, not to mention redirects (like gubmint time resolves to 192.168.x.xxx ntpd, the list goes on). Ppl don't realize, if you use my DNS server, I can know so much about you it's crazy - why you think ggl does it? YOU ARE THE PRODUCT!
LOL
Some of this stuff is basic, some very advanced, depending on what one wants.
Startpage uses ggl results, prefer it over Duck BTW
chrome (choose your poision) setttings are very limited, clunky, hardly ever use it (only testing/troubleshooting, like a windoz box, ipad etc)