New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Discover is meant to help you find stories you might like, but it can also feel like it makes decisions for you. You tap one story out of curiosity, and then your feed starts pushing the same theme again and again. Google is now testing a new way to fix that. It is a Search Labs experiment called "Tailor your feed." Instead of relying only on your clicks, it lets you type your preferences in plain language and shapes the feed based on what you say.

This is not the first time Google has offered control in Discover. You can already open the three dot menu on any story and choose options like "Not interested," ask for less of a topic, or hide a source. The problem is that these tools can feel slow. They work best when ...