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Google Enhances Discover Page with Customizable Content and New Source Options

Google Enhances Discover Page with Customizable Content and New Source Options
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September 17, 2025

Google has announced a significant update to its Discover feed within the search app, enabling users to follow specific publishers and creators to receive more content from their preferred sources. This new feature aims to give users greater control over their content preferences and broaden the variety of content displayed.

The update follows a recent rollout last month that allowed users to select preferred news sites and blogs for the Top Stories section in search results. Moving forward, Google plans to incorporate additional content types into Discover, including articles, YouTube Shorts, and posts from social platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, originating from web creators and publishers. Google also stated that more source types will be added over time.

While these changes are designed to enhance user experience and diversify content, Google has not yet disclosed the specific criteria for which creator content appears on the Discover page. To follow a publisher or creator, users can tap on their name when viewing their content; this action will display all their content in one place and give the option to follow. Once followed, users will see more content from those sources in their Discover feed.

These updates come amid ongoing challenges for publishers, whose traffic has been shrinking due to the rise of AI-powered search tools. In response, Google launched the Offerwall platform, allowing publishers to generate revenue through alternative means beyond traditional advertising.

Ivan Mehta, a tech journalist based in India with a background covering global consumer tech developments for outlets like TechCrunch, Huffington Post, and The Next Web, reports on this story. He can be contacted at im@ivanmehta.com or reached via encrypted Signal message at ivan.42.

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