The HN front page is an algorithmic feed. Where and how do you draw that line?

This is important.

I dont know where the line is, but we should agree that a line is needed.

People are saying a line is not necessary. That is at the core, the problem. We need to agree that these companies -by accident or otherwise- have become a common good, similar to a "utility"

Take a similar example: at some point a company stops being a company...and becomes a monopoly. Where is that line? We dont know. However its important we recognize private companies operating as monopolies are not in the best interests of society.

Private companies operating as common goods providers should be subject to additional rules. That is what we should agree on. Then let others define what that is.

If you "do something" about algorithmic feeds then that law is going to be written by politicians or their advisers.

If you, engaged user of a tech site, a developers forum, have no idea what that should look like, then why would the "something" from politicians work out better?

Which laws, regulations, rules are not written by politicians?

Incentives. No ads. No engagement (paperclip) maximizers.

I think bringing back the adventurous side of the internet is important. Back in the day if you wanted to find information about a specific topic you had to search(not google search) for it. In doing so, you weren't inundated with more and more information that starts relevant, but quickly devolves into whats trending to drive DAUs and add clicks.