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21 Aug 2026, 3:18 AM	TechCrunch	5.5	Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses Google launched an embeddable 'Preferred Sources' button that publishers can place on their sites, letting readers mark them as favorites to be surfaced more in Search, Discover, Google News, AI Mode, and AI Overviews. Since the underlying feature launched in May, over 345,000 unique sources have already been selected, and Google reports users are twice as likely to click through to a preferred source when available. Google is also adding natural-language feed customization in Discover, letting users tell Google what topics they want more or less of. Why: If you run a content site or SaaS that depends on Google referral traffic — which many Malaysian indie builders and content-driven startups do — embedding this button is a low-cost action that could partially offset AI-search-driven traffic decline. The 2x click-through claim is Google's own, but the 345,000 sources already adopted suggests early movers are treating it as worth the effort. seo google-search content-publishing ai-overviews traffic

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21 Aug 2026, 3:18 AM

TechCrunch

5.5

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses

Google launched an embeddable 'Preferred Sources' button that publishers can place on their sites, letting readers mark them as favorites to be surfaced more in Search, Discover, Google News, AI Mode, and AI Overviews. Since the underlying feature launched in May, over 345,000 unique sources have already been selected, and Google reports users are twice as likely to click through to a preferred source when available. Google is also adding natural-language feed customization in Discover, letting users tell Google what topics they want more or less of.

Why: If you run a content site or SaaS that depends on Google referral traffic — which many Malaysian indie builders and content-driven startups do — embedding this button is a low-cost action that could partially offset AI-search-driven traffic decline. The 2x click-through claim is Google's own, but the 345,000 sources already adopted suggests early movers are treating it as worth the effort.