Google Is Giving You More Control over What Shows up in Your Feed
Google is adding tools that let readers choose preferred publishers and tell Discover what topics to surface, with 345,000 sources already selected in May.
- On Thursday, Google announced three personalization upgrades across Search, Discover, and Google News, giving users more control over content recommendations.
- These tools aim to mitigate declining referral traffic caused by AI Overviews, with the company introducing an embeddable 'Preferred Sources' button for online publishers.
- "When readers click this button, it adds the site as a Preferred Source on Google and immediately directs them back to where they left off on the publisher's page," Google explains.
- A new Gemini-powered chat interface will allow users to describe preferences for their Discover feed, with the AI set to remember and refine content on the fly.
- Additionally, Google News on Android now allows users to curate daily audio briefings by topic, extending personalization to audio formats for easier exploration.
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Google Expands Personalization Across Search, Discover & News
Google is rolling out a new embeddable Preferred Sources button, natural language Discover controls, and customizable audio briefings in the Google News app. The post Google Expands Personalization Across Search, Discover & News appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google is giving you more control over what shows up in your feed
TL;DR Google is adding new personalization controls across Search, Discover, and Google News, giving you more say over what content appears. Discover will let you specify topics and links you want to see more of, while Google News on Android will let you customize daily audio briefings around your interests. A new Preferred Source button lets you prioritize your favorite publications, helping their coverage appear across Top Stories, AI Overvie…
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