It’s been a while, so the answer would probably be no. That’s why I’m asking. Last time I used Gnome, the home screen was always empty. Favourites are only shown after pressing the Super key or going into Activities. Is that not the case anymore?

But then I still have to use the app drawer. There’s a reason why every mobile OS shows you your favourites first.

So no quick way to open my 30ish favorite apps? Is there also a gesture to close an app or do I need to press the close button?

Well, I can simply open an app by tapping it on the home screen on Android. What do I need to do on Gnome?

You can't even open an application on Gnome without pressing the small Activities button on the top left of the screen.

Give me a good Linux distro that's great on a tablet PC

Firefox 130 was released on the 3th of September, almost 2 months ago. This didn't just happen in a short time frame.

uBlock Origin can just hide cookie pop ups if you enable said filter, and AdNauseam still loads the ad so you still have slower page loading speed and increased network traffic.

To be fair, gamers love to spend their money on microtransactions. Just look at how much money is being made from that.

US only

US only iirc

All the parts you quoted make it non-free. Free software allows you to use and modify it for any purpose.