Exactly this. I tend to ignore ads that show up, because they're generally not useful for me. I've also noticed this most in Google News. If I search for one

Exactly this. I tend to ignore ads that show up, because they're generally not useful for me. I've also noticed this most in Google News. If I search for one topic one time on Google (usually just to find some random bit of info), Google thinks I'm very interested in that topic and starts showing me news articles related to it. Or if I search for a song in Youtube Music, I get articles about that song or band. It's ridiculous. I've started using DDG for search now, and may move to Spotify. I need to find a good news aggregator, too.