How to avoid garbage news on Google Search
Google has introduced a feature that allows users to set preferred news sources for their search results. This customization enables users to prioritize specific outlets, such as the New York Times or local news websites. Additionally, users can select favorite topics to further tailor their news experience on Google News.
- ▪Users can set preferred news sources in Google search results.
- ▪The feature allows for prioritization of specific news outlets.
- ▪Google News also offers topic customization for a more personalized experience.
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Get Google News working the way you want it to. Image: Google Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Email address Sign up Thank you! Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When you search Google for something topical, you might see a cluster of headlines from news outlets, reporting breaking stories related to your search query. If you want to focus on those results, you can click to see More news, or navigate to the News tab at the top of the screen. How these news sources are chosen depends on a variety of signals and factors—just the same as any other Google results—but you now have the ability to set “preferred” sources that will always show up first.
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