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=== Google Discover === Google Discover, previously known as Google Feed, is a personalized stream of articles, videos, and other news-related content. The feed contains a "mix of cards" which show topics of interest based on users' interactions with Google, or topics they choose to follow directly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Karissa |title=Google is using your entire search history to create a personalized news feed |work=Mashable |url=https://mashable.com/2017/07/19/google-search-feed/ |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523101022/https://mashable.com/2017/07/19/google-search-feed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cards include, "links to news stories, YouTube videos, sports scores, recipes, and other content based on what [Google] determined you're most likely to be interested in at that particular moment."<ref name=":0" /> Users can also tell Google they're not interested in certain topics to avoid seeing future updates. Google Discover launched in December 2016<ref>{{Cite news |title=Google is putting a news feed in Android's home screen |work=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852402/google-news-feed-search-app-android |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913112717/https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852402/google-news-feed-search-app-android |url-status=live }}</ref> and received a major update in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Larson |first=Selena |title=The Google app feed is about to get more personal |work=CNNMoney |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/19/technology/business/google-feed-new-personalized-fact-check/index.html |access-date=May 22, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523095808/http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/19/technology/business/google-feed-new-personalized-fact-check/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Another major update was released in September 2018, which renamed the app from Google Feed to Google Discover, updated the design, and adding more features.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Introducing Google Discover |work=The Keyword Google |url=https://blog.google/products/search/introducing-google-discover/ |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716170905/http://www.blog.google/products/search/introducing-google-discover/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Discover can be found on a tab in the Google app and by swiping left on the home screen of certain Android devices. As of 2019, Google will not allow [[political campaign]]s worldwide to target their advertisement to people to make them vote.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Dave |date=November 21, 2019 |title=Google to restrict political adverts worldwide |language=en-GB |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50498166 |access-date=November 21, 2019 |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121014728/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50498166 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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