After criticism, Apple says iOS 17.4 won't stop supporting Home Screen web apps in the EU and they will still be built on WebKit and its security architecture
https://appleinsider.com/... Bodil / @bodil@social.treehouse.systems : Sad news today that Apple have decided not to shoot themselves in the foot to spite the EU after all. I was quite looking forwar...
Bakkt will shut down its consumer-facing crypto app on March 16, two years after debuting with launch partners including Starbucks, Best Buy, and Choice Hotels
Users will be able to manage their assets over the web after March 16. — Digital asset platform Bakkt (BKKT) …
Hundreds of executives and companies, including Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon, sign a statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation” around voting
Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states.
Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
Kaveh Waddell / Consumer Reports : Tweets: @cradvocacy , @jbrowder1 , @pennywriter , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , and @stephtngu Tweets: @cradvocacy : CR's Digital Lab signed up 124 volunteers to see ...
Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
A CR study reveals progress, along with problems, when Calif. consumers use “authorized agents” to stop their data from being sold Tweets: @cradvocacy , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , @pennywriter , @jbr...
Some advertisers participating in the ad boycott remain unimpressed with Facebook's promises to better police hate speech, as negotiations continue
and the extent of Facebook's response—will likely depend on how big this boycott gets” https://www.wsj.com/... Christopher Mims / @mims : It also continues to baffle just how slow Facebook is to crack...
Sources: Zuckerberg told staff Facebook won't change policies because of “threat to a small percent of our revenue”, expects advertisers to return “soon enough”
Home entertainment today … Dominic Rushe / The Guardian : Mark Zuckerberg: advertisers' boycott of Facebook will end ‘soon enough’ Bloomberg : Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Under Siege After Facebook Scr...
Of the top 25 Facebook advertisers in 2019, which include Uber and Netflix, only three, Microsoft, Starbucks, and Pfizer, have said they are pausing ad spending
the ones with presumably the most leverage — have stayed quiet https://www.cnn.com/... Barry Ritholtz / @ritholtz : Walmart, Wells Fargo, Uber, Netflix, Domino's, American Express. AT&T, among big bra...
Over 400 advertisers are due to suspend Facebook ads on Wednesday for a month, as sources say talks broke down; Zuckerberg will meet boycott organizers
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook …
Starbucks says it's pausing ads on “all social media platforms”, but isn't joining #StopHateForProfit boycott campaign, will continue to advertise on YouTube
Megan Graham / CNBC :