Weekly Subscription News: Privacy, Losses and Layoffs

Featuring Alphabet, Twitter, Protocol, Apple and Mozilla

In this week’s subscription headlines, an activist investor tells Alphabet they must reduce their headcount and cut costs, Protocol shuts down and lays off entire staff, and Apple is hit with a privacy complaint over data collection. Also, Bloomberg reports that media companies are having their worst year in three decades, Meta’s layoffs bring down the curtain on news, and Mercedes will let subscribers drive faster for just $1,200 a year.

Alphabet Must Cut Headcount and Trim Costs, Activist Investor TCI Says
CNBC

Twitter Would Need 64M Subscribers to Replace Existing Revenue and Cover Losses
Forbes

Protocol, the Tech-News Focused Website, Will Shutter and Lay Off Entire Staff
CNN Business

Meta’s Layoffs Make It Official: Facebook Is Ready to Part Ways with the News
Nieman Lab

Media Companies Are Having Their Worst Year in Three Decades
Bloomberg

Apple Hit with Privacy Complaint over Data Collection
Media Post

Mozilla’s New Privacy Subscription Combines VPN and Email Relay into One Package
Android Police

Mercedes Offers ‘Acceleration Increase’ – as a $1,200 Subscription
Auto Blog

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!