You can change the default search engine by clicking the drop down next to your search term in the URL bar and change it permanently in Search Settings at the bottom.

You can also see it in the energy dashboard graph, particularly if you turn off all other sources:

There has been an update:

It seems there has been an update:

Hopefully people don't forget that Candy also attended (and possibly paid for) an illegal lockdown party:
i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/art...

This person seems to have a problem engaging with civility and blocks people when they can't argue their point.
I suspect you got one of these as well.