Google News executive Shailesh Prakash resigns amid increasing tensions with news publications: Report
Hindustan TimesShailesh Prakash, the vice president and general manager for Google News, has resigned amid rising tensions with news publications that accused the search engine giant of taking important advertising revenue, Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 However, the official reason behind Prakash's resignation isn't known yet. According to a New York Post report, Google was even alleged to have used its access to the Office of the US Trade Representative to undermine foreign regulations such as Canada’s Online News Act, which required Google to pay for the right to display news content. Shailesh Prakash joined Google in November 2022 after an 11-year career with The Washington Post, serving as chief product and technology officer and also working at Sears and Microsoft before that.
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