Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal: Ex-Instagram consultant Arturo Béjar, set to testify in Congress on November 7, says Meta did not fully act on its Well-Being Team’s findings to protect teens  —  When a Meta security expert told Mark Zuckerberg that Instagram’s approach to protecting teens wasn’t working, the CEO didn’t reply. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Apple expects its revenue in the holiday quarter, normally the company’s biggest sales period, to stay the same as in 2022; Wall Street had projected ~5% growth  —  – Sales of iPads and wearable products are expected to suffer  — Even with challenges, iPhone sales slightly exceed estimates Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Hoppe / Wall Street Journal: The UK CMA says Meta pledged to let Facebook Marketplace users opt out of Meta using their data and limit how the company uses ad data for product development  —  The U.K. competition regulator said Meta Platforms has pledged to allow its Facebook Marketplace customers to opt out of having … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Amazon settles the UK CMA’s probe into its use of third-party data, agreeing not to use “non-public” third-party seller data to benefit Amazon Retail, and more  —  The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today announced that it has accepted proposals from Facebook’s parent Meta … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Thomas Claburn / The Register: As EU was preparing to designate Apple as a gatekeeper under the DMA, Apple has argued that it has three separate browsers: Safari for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS  —  And with a straight face, too.  Brussels didn’t buy it  —  Apple tried to avoid regulation in the European Union by making a surprising claim … Lees verder op Tech Meme