eBay agrees to acquire secondhand clothing app Depop from Etsy for ~$1.2B in cash; Etsy bought Depop, popular with Gen Z, in 2021 for $1.6B; ETSY jumps 5%+
The $1.2 billion deal comes as eBay looks to expand its appeal among younger users. — Secondhand clothing apps hit a stride during …
Microsoft recruits popular US influencers to promote its Copilot chatbot; Sensor Tower says Copilot has had 99M downloads since launch, far below ChatGPT's 1.4B
Microsoft Corp., eager to boost downloads of its Copilot chatbot, has recruited some of the most popular influencers in America … X: @wallstengine , @rustybrick , and @zephyr_z9 X: @wallstengine : Mic...
A US judge orders Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, and Adam Mosseri to testify in the “first bellwether trial” over child social media safety, set for January
Meta Platforms' CEO Mark Zuckerberg will need to testify at the first trial over the adverse effects of social media on younger users …
Meta revamps Facebook's classic Poke feature to make it easier to use and adds gamification elements like Snapchat and TikTok have, as it courts younger users
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YouTube is rolling out age estimation tech in the US to identify teen users and serve more age-appropriate content, regardless of the birthday given at signup
here's what's going to change Laura Varley / Silicon Republic : YouTube rolling out AI-powered age verification tech Rishaj Upadhyay / Windows Report : YouTube Will Use AI to Spot Underage Accounts Au...
Texas enacts an online child safety bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages and secure parental approval before minors can get most apps or make IAPs
If this goes anything like the porn ban, Apple and Google are just gonna pull out of the Texas market. Hey Texans, hope you either have a VPN or you're hoarding every app you could possibly want. X: ...
A US judge grants a permanent injunction against an Ohio law that required platforms to verify users are at least 16 and seek parental consent for younger users
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Bumble rolls out new ID verification in the US, the UK, Australia, France, India, and six other markets, as founder Whitney Wolfe Herd returns as its CEO
Bumble Inc. is adding ID verification to its dating app alongside other new features, an attempt to court safety-conscious younger users …
The biggest online dating companies are in crisis, as women and younger users increasingly look elsewhere, toward niche apps, websites, or real-life meetups
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The biggest online dating companies are in crisis, as women and younger users increasingly look elsewhere, toward niche apps, websites, or real-life meetups
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