"One thing that the blog post doesn't make clear, though, is whether or not Google will give users any sort of control over what new content types they see from creators on their pages. I, personally, don't really want to see posts from X and other social media networks in Discover, so hopefully we'll be able to turn them off or tune them out somehow if we'd rather stick to websites."
"Another way that Google is updating Discover in the Google app is by letting you follow specific creators and publishers. This is similar to the previous change that Google made that lets you add preferred sources. However, this change will allow you to look at an actual list of curated content from only the sites and creators that you choose to follow."
"These updates are all about making Discover "a more helpful jumping-off point for exploring the content you love," Google explains in its blog post. Further, the company says that it will continue to look for new ways to improve Discover going forward. Google says users should see the ability to follow publishers and creators in their Google app starting today."
Google has started updating Discover in the Google app to surface social and short-form content from platforms such as X, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, expanding beyond news and articles. Users will encounter posts and short videos alongside traditional links. Google is also adding a follow feature that lets users subscribe to specific creators and publishers and view curated lists of content from chosen sources. It remains unclear whether users will be able to disable particular social platforms or tune content types. Google indicates continued improvements and integration with other services, including Gemini's media categorization, to make content discovery easier.
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