🪧 Etsy sellers will go on strike

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Etsy sellers will go on strike in April and want customers to boycott. In February, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman had good news to share with investors: sales and revenue were at an all-time high, sending Etsy stock soaring. At the same time, Silverman had less welcome news for sellers, delivered via email: transaction fees… (Mia Sato / The Verge)

mia sato 佐藤みあ @MiaRSato

New: 5000+ Etsy sellers are planning to go on strike by putting their shops in vacation mode on April 11, to protest changes on the platform like fee increases & marketing programs. They’re asking shoppers not to buy on Etsy from April 11-18.

theverge.comEtsy sellers will go on strike in April and want customers to boycottSellers are calling for a shopping boycott beginning April 11th.

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How Google and Amazon bankrolled a 'grassroots' activist group of small business owners to lobby against Big Tech oversight. The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is actually a well-financed advocacy group funded by tech heavy hitters Google and Amazon. (Eamon Javers / CNBC)

Evan Greer @evan_greer

This is my surprised face 😐 Google and Amazon caught red handed astroturfing “grassroots” small business opposition to the Big Tech #antitrust bills. The two tech giants are the firms “sole financial support.” This is why we’re organizing #AntitrustDay cnbc.com/2022/03/30/how…

cnbc.comHow Google and Amazon bankrolled a ‘grassroots’ activist group of small business owners to lobby against Big Tech oversightThe Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is funded by Google and Amazon.

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People are sending 7 billion voice messages on WhatsApp every day. To mark the milestone, WhatsApp is introducing a host of new features and refinements, including the ability to pause a voice note recording and then getting back to it later. (Manish Singh / TechCrunch)

Alex Ptachick @alexptachick

👀👀👀 People are sending 7 billion (!!) voice messages on WhatsApp every day techcrunch.com/2022/03/30/peo…

techcrunch.comWhatsApp tops 7 billion daily voice messages – TechCrunchTo mark the milestone, WhatsApp is introducing a host of new features and refinements, including the ability to pause a voice note recording and then getting back to it later.

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Apple Working to Bring More Financial Services In-House. Apple Inc. is developing its own payment processing technology and infrastructure for future financial products, part of an ambitious effort that would reduce its reliance on outside partners over time, according to people with knowledge of the… (Mark Gurman / Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman @markgurman

New story: Apple is developing its own payment processing technology and underlying financial infrastructure for future financial services like its Apple Pay Later (buy now, pay later), iPhone hardware subscription service and more

bloomberg.comApple Working to Bring More Financial Services In-HouseApple Inc. is developing its own payment processing technology and infrastructure for future financial products, part of an ambitious effort that would reduce its reliance on outside partners over time, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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SoftBank to slow investments following crash in tech holdings. SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has warned his top executives of the need to slow down further investments, as the world's largest tech investor scrambles to raise cash amid a rout in tech stocks and regulatory crackdown in China. (Antoni Slodkowski, Miles Kruppa, Arash Massoudi and Ryan McMorro / Financial Times)

Dan Primack @danprimack

SoftBank to slow down

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