Googleの「Preferred Sources」機能がAI検索の主導権を移す
Googleはユーザーがメディアを手動で選択できるPreferred Sourcesを導入したが、AI生成の回答が従来のリンクに取って代わる中、この機能は実際には責任の所在を移すものとなっている。
google introduced preferred sources, allowing users to manually select news outlets to prioritize in search results. this move coincides with ai-generated answers increasingly replacing direct links to external sites, turning independent publishers into raw material for google's systems. the company faces pressure to reduce risks to media pluralism under europe's digital services act. by forcing manual configuration, google can claim user agency if results suffer, while favoring compliant partners like reddit over publishers who demand copyright compensation. this effectively sidelines reputable journalism in favor of content sources that do not legally challenge google's data usage.