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I found this support forum post but the solution provided doesn't work.
Edit (thanks to @moreeni@lemm.ee for the Stack Exchange link):
Solution - Go to Settings -> Home -> Enable Shortcuts -> Go to a new tab -> Google will be pinned by default, hover over the Google icon -> Click on the 3 dots menu -> Unpin
Try removing Google from your search engines. If you still want it you can re-add it from search results (click address bar, a new search icon with a + should appear at the bottom) or Mycroft.
Also consider removing/dismissing Google from the new tab page. If you have disabled the option showing your most visited sites, enable it temporarily to remove Google and untick the "sponsored" option in the new tab cog icon on the top right.
https://superuser.com/questions/1541022/how-to-removed-google-from-top-bar-in-firefox
There's a more elaborated answer down there in the thread.
This worked, thanks!
Solution: Go to Settings > Home > Enable Shortcuts > Go to a new tab > Google will be pinned by default, hover over the Google icon > Click on the 3 dots menu > Unpin
funny. I just don't have this behavior. is it for a phone or it could be because I set my default search engine?
If you wouldnt mind getting rid of Google search entirely ... settings, search, select Google, remove. I assume there is nothing to pin after that?
You use Youtube and GMail.... I can recommend NoScript and "temporary container" to keep things isolated.
The containers persist until you close the tab. Or use containers manually for Google stuff.
Context: if you dont block Google (and tons of other) Javascript and dont isolate cookies, Google already knows a lot about what you are doing. So you could also just use their search pretty much.
But if you block their javascript through an "allowlist" approach using NoScript, they cant place cookies or tracking pixels and you get a huge advantage
I just made ecosia my default engine and it never trues to search from google
Ecosia uses a combination of Google and Bing for its search results.
I find that my search results haven't declined the way everyone else is yelling anou so I imagine they can decide which Google and Bing processes they utilize, to great affect