Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: Ahead of the Senate hearing, Mark Zuckerberg calls for requiring Apple and Google to verify ages via app stores; Linda Yaccarino and Evan Spiegel support KOSA  —  Heads of Meta and X are among five social media chief executives to face Congress grilling  —  The chief executives of five … Lees verder op Tech Meme

New York Times: Ahead of the Senate hearing, US lawmakers release 90 pages of internal Meta emails from 2021, showing how Mark Zuckerberg rejected calls to bulk up child safety  —  Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra Alter / New York Times: Bookstat: the US audiobook market grew 14% YoY in Q4 2023, excluding Spotify; with Spotify, it grew 28% YoY; Spotify had an 11% market share, behind Audible  —  There are early signs that Spotify’s addition of audiobooks to its streaming service is helping drive audiobook consumption — already a growing market. Lees verder op Tech Meme