Today, we're announcing an algorithmic change that enhances the quality of articles that appear on Discover. We're calling this the February 2026 Discover Core update.
Find out more in our blog post at https://t.co/AqLkmqcoPG
Keep your reports focused on real user behavior as you gear up for 2026 ✨
Exclude website activity from specific IP addresses or ranges so internal clicks don’t appear in your insights. Just note: once an exclude data filter is active, the change is permanent.
Save this setup tip 👇 https://t.co/r8YF83pKMR
New Inspiration Tab features are now available for creators globally in English on YouTube Studio desktop:
💡 Feed of ideas based on your channel and audience
✅ Data-backed insights to explore an idea’s potential
All the details: https://t.co/B1eOAp7QOn
Today, we are excited to announce a new experiment in Search Console that offers site owners a unified view of their Google Search performance across their websites and social channels. https://t.co/UfAqOHhAAh
Creators - you can now test up to 3 different Titles & Thumbnails concurrently! Experiment with just the title, just the thumbnail, or both. The best performer (highest watch time!) automatically wins. Full details here: https://t.co/1QYuUMEUsh
A new experiment in #SearchConsole has been launched that offers site owners a unified view of their #Google Search performance across their websites and #socialchannels.
https://t.co/YoFoJNQlA6
@lonseidman The change wasn’t on YouTube’s side. A bunch of non-YouTube people have looked into it and this is the most common explanation I’ve personally seen:
Discover launched auto-generated creator profiles and the ability to ‘follow’ #creators, #publishers, and #brands to see more of their content in the #Discover feed. #Google
https://t.co/MCzN64twVF
#Google is updating Discover with two changes. You can now follow publishers directly in #Discover, and Google will start showing social posts from platforms like #X, #Instagram, and #YouTube Shorts in the feed.
https://t.co/MCzN64twVF
Users can now tell Google what sources they'd like to see in Top Stories to better personalize their news experience. For publishers, this is a new way to connect with people who love your content and show up more often in their search results!
https://t.co/We9LjlowCT
Today we released the August 2025 spam update.
It may take a few weeks to complete, and we'll post on the Google Search Status Dashboard when the rollout is done:
https://t.co/VyY24LVujq
We’re launching Preferred Sources, a new Search feature that lets you see more of the sites you love in Top Stories. 📰 To use it:
1. Search for a newsy topic
2. Click the icon next to Top Stories
3. Search and select your sources
4. Hit refresh
Learn more ↓ https://t.co/iIqzcvJ7cj
Instructions on how you can encourage your readers to select your websites as preferred sources, including a link to a customizable deeplink URL and #Google-branded button that sites can download and use.
https://t.co/cAvK8rCGnK
https://t.co/We9LjlowCT
Users who select sites as Preferred Sources will see content from these sites more often in Top Stories for relevant queries, as well as in a new “From Your Sources” carousel that will be eligible to co-trigger with Top Stories. #Google
https://t.co/We9LjlowCT