Google Launches Preferred Sources Feature for Search Results

Google introduced Preferred Sources, a feature letting users manually select preferred news outlets in search. It aims to prioritize quality journalism amid AI-generated content.

Google added a Preferred Sources setting to search, letting users manually select trusted news outlets for better results. The company pitches it as elevating quality journalism amid AI overviews. In reality, the obscure toggle shifts blame to users while favoring closed AI interfaces over open web links.