Overview

• The new Follow button and publisher preview pages are rolling out now in Discover to help users see more from chosen outlets and creators.
• Posts from X and Instagram plus YouTube Shorts will begin showing alongside articles in the coming weeks, with additional platforms to follow.
• Users can tap a publisher or creator’s name to preview their articles, social posts and videos before following, which requires a signed-in Google Account.
• Google says Discover remains algorithmically ordered, but it will prioritize showing more from sources a user follows.
• Publishers underscore Discover’s importance for referral traffic and note early limitations, including reports that there is no manual search to add outlets yet.