Overview
- Google launched a Search feature called Fuentes Preferidas that lets people mark news sites they want to see more often in the News Highlights box.
- The tool is live worldwide in compatible languages, shifting some news placement from pure algorithm choices to user picks.
- Users can add outlets from a banner under an article’s title or by tapping the star icon in News Highlights and entering a site’s address.
- Google reports that people who mark a site are twice as likely to return, and more than 200,000 unique sites have been marked since launch.
- Publishers such as El Comercio, Ámbito, and Los Andes are posting how‑to guides to get readers to add them, which could steer more repeat visits as longer‑term effects on discovery and revenue take shape.