We need to go back to the future of something like ODP[1]--human curated directory of weird sites written by humans.
[1]Open Directory Project.
[1]Open Directory Project.
How would you (practically) verify that to make that dream even possible?
The internets worked that way for quite a while, before modern big tech invaded.
But that doesn't actually verify that they're "weird sites written by humans." I think detecting ads would be harder than you think, and there are more motivations to spam a directory than just pushing banner ads.