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Google introduced a new button allowing readers to mark publishers as preferred sources across Search, Discover, and Google News. This aims to help publishers regain traffic lost due to AI-driven search reducing web clicks.
Google introduced a new button allowing readers to mark publishers as preferred sources across Search, Discover, and Google News. This aims to help publishers regain traffic lost due to AI-driven search reducing web clicks.
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Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potentially boosting their traffic as AI search sends fewer clicks to the web.
As AI search features reduce direct clicks to publisher websites, this tool offers a way for publishers to maintain visibility and traffic. It reflects Google's effort to balance AI search benefits with publisher interests.
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