Event Brief
Google adds button for publishers to regain AI search clicks
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM ET
Summary: Google is rolling out a new button that lets readers mark a publisher as a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News. The change is intended to help publishers recover traffic losses as AI-driven search reduces clicks to websites.
WHO: Google
WHAT: Google introduces a button that allows readers to set a publisher as a preferred source across Google Search, Discover, and Google News.
WHEN: Aug 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: To address traffic losses for publishers caused by AI-driven search sending fewer clicks to the web.
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