I used to swear by LG TVs because their smart features used to be one or the few on t he market that wasn’t intrusive. I even have a bunch of friends who have bought LG TVs based on my recommendations. But the one I bought a couple of weeks ago had the same issues you described and it has left a really sour taste in my mouth too.

As an aside, can you share the additional domains you added to PiHole please.