Google rolled out Preferred Sources to let users pick favored news outlets, giving those outlets higher placement in Top Stories and a dedicated 'From Your Sources' section. Users can select outlets through multiple methods, with a quick click presented as the easiest option. Choosing outlets promotes preferred sites and can bypass algorithmically surfaced low-quality content. Leaving settings unchanged leaves results influenced by AI-generated content, redirects to places like Reddit and Wikipedia, and SEO-driven recipe posts. The feature aims to allow users to prioritize trusted sources and reduce unwanted content exposure. An invitation encourages users to opt in for improved results.
In a move that screams "fine, YOU fix our algorithm," Google just rolled out Preferred Sources. Tired of getting your news from RandomBlogSpot247 and TotallyNotRussianBots.ru? Now you can handpick your favorite outlets like Consequence, and Google will actually listen - elevating them in "Top Stories" and giving them their own velvet-rope section called "From Your Sources." You can choose which outlets get the VIP treatment in a couple of ways, but the easiest is probably clicking here. Or do nothing.
Now you can handpick your favorite outlets like Consequence, and Google will actually listen - elevating them in "Top Stories" and giving them their own velvet-rope section called "From Your Sources." You can choose which outlets get the VIP treatment in a couple of ways, but the easiest is probably clicking here. Or do nothing. Maybe you love AI sludge, redirections to definitely-trustworthy sources like Reddit and Wikipedia, and SEO-bait recipes that somehow require a whole life story before telling you how to boil water.
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