Overview
- Google tested the tool in the United States and India before expanding it to all languages.
- Users can pick news outlets that will appear more often in Top Stories and the “From your sources” section, while other publishers still show up.
- People can add a source through Search via the star in Headlines, in account source settings, via publisher-provided links, or by tapping Follow in the Google News app.
- Setting preferences requires a Google account and being logged in, and choices can be changed or removed at any time.
- Google says preferred-source articles get about double the click probability, and publishers are urging readers to opt in to lift their visibility.