Swap "run" with "regulated" and you'd have the same problem. A heavily regulated search engine would be a subpar experience. In some regard, it is already regul

Swap "run" with "regulated" and you'd have the same problem. A heavily regulated search engine would be a subpar experience. In some regard, it is already regulated in terms of what speech they can show. But that's not "search engine specific" regulation. Any specific regulations regarding search on the Internet has a high probability to degrade the utility of the service. The "right to be forgotten" might just be a good example of this. Time will tell.