[andyjohnson0]

The algorithm that is deciding what you see is simply <things submitted by other humans> + <voting on those things by other humans>. There's no per-user content customisation and profiling to drive engagement. And hn has an optional "no procrastination" feature that is provided to mitigate excessive engagement.

[petcat]

We don't know what the algorithm is. But it's clearly more sophisticated than just vote counts.

It's an algorithmic feed.

[andyjohnson0]

From the FAQ [1]:

"How are stories ranked?

"The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in threads are ranked the same way.

"Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which demotes overheated discussions, account or site weighting, and moderator action."

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

[petcat]

Pretty obvious and vague overview. Obviously the weights are the important part that is missing.

I don't know why you're trying to argue that this isn't an algorithmically driven social news feed website with an addictive homepage. It's exactly what the NY state law is targeting.