Nova Launcher (7) works without problems on my Pixel 8 Pro. On my Xiaomi Mi 9 SE gestures with Nova were broken somehow, but now with the Pixel it’s fine again.
You don’t necessarily need a new computer, you could get a new SSD, install Linux there and dual boot for a while.
You could try to contact your carrier, there might be some misconfiguration in the network.
Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi, Virginia and Utah amid changing laws
Can you post an example of such a blocked site? And in which country are you?
Apkmirror has some old versions.
Nova Launcher (7) works without problems on my Pixel 8 Pro. On my Xiaomi Mi 9 SE gestures with Nova were broken somehow, but now with the Pixel it’s fine again.