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T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University

Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?

T.J. Thomson

Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history and device settings.

But this formula is changing. Rather than being passively served content that search engines decide is most relevant (or businesses have paid to have promoted), some big tech platforms have started providing users more control over what they see online.

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