By BBC Staff
Publication Date: 2026-01-28 17:30:00
A new feature lets you choose which publishers – including the BBC – appear at the top of your search results. Here’s how to use it.
Whether seeking the day’s headlines or a healthy recipe, turning to Google search inevitably yields almost too much information – and with the recent rollout of AI summaries, trusted sources can sometimes seem lost down the page. With their new Preferred Sources tool, Google has put some control back in users’ hands.
You can now personalise your Google settings to select the BBC and any other publication or news source you’d most want to see when you visit Google websites and apps. These are your Preferred Sources. Find out more, below.
What is ‘Preferred Sources’?
Preferred Sources are websites you select in your Google settings that Google will prioritise when showing news and content. When you add a site as a Preferred Source, Google is more likely to show you articles, videos and other updates from that site.
