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Google Rolls Out ‘Preferred Sources’ Worldwide in Search

The tool lets users pick outlets that show up more in news results, boosting clicks to those sites.

Overview

  • Google expanded Preferred Sources to all users globally in every supported language.
  • Preferred Sources lets people choose publishers they want to see more often in Top Stories and other news surfaces without blocking other outlets.
  • Users can manage picks at google.com/preferences/source or mark a source directly from Top Stories or Discover.
  • Google says readers are twice as likely to click a site after marking it as a Preferred Source, with more than 200,000 unique sites already selected.
  • The feature started in limited regions in 2025 and its global release reflects a shift toward user-driven news curation that may channel more traffic to favored publishers.