Question about ISP network traffic

Before reading this article, I was under the impression that all network traffic goes through the ISP; however, the diagram implies that only the DNS request goes through the ISP. I tried googling online, and they say all requests go through the ISP (including gRPC requests), but I want to clarify, just in case.

The photo attached, titled "How the Web Works," is the diagram I am talking about. The white diagram is the one I made for what I imagined it was earlier (I omitted the internet connections that would be between the ISP and Google's Servers, but I feel it gets the point across). Any clarification would be appreciated! :D

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