Google Search will soon get a new ‘web’ filter: Here’s what it does

For example, you might see shopping results for some queries while others may display knowledge panels or featured snippets. And with AI Overviews making their way to search results, links to websites may be pushed way down the page.

We’ve launched a new “Web” filter that shows only text-based links, just like you might filter to show other types of results, such as images or videos. The filter appears on the top of the results page alongside other filters or as part of the “More” option, rolling out today… pic.twitter.com/tIUy9LNCy5

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This is where the new ‘web’ filter fits in. Instead of showing knowledge cards or AI-generated Overviews, the tab will only show links to text-based web pages.

Google also clarified that mobile users won’t have to tap the ‘more’ button to see the new web filter. On the desktop, these filters are dynamically shown depending on how relevant they are to the user, but there is currently no way to arrange them according to your preferences.

Apart from AI-generated Overviews, Google is also bringing a bunch of other features to Search like organised search results and asking the search engine to plan something.