Another Mull user here. It works very well for me and I like the fact that I can use content blockers like uBlock with it.
I have been using Discreet Launcher for some time now. It’s fast and and distraction-free. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.vincent_falzon.discreetlauncher/
It is all and well within the limit of a “proportionate” response exercising the “right of selfdefence”! Wondering who decides where the limit goes.