Listen to this episode from 2 Girls 1 Podcast on Spotify. Etsy — the online marketplace for bespoke, handmade goods — has a labor problem. Despite robust profits during the pandemic, the platform has made recent changes that are angering its seller community. Most complaints revolve around increased fees, forced advertising programs, middleware payment systems (with additional fees), and the algorithmic prioritization of cheap, mass-produced goods — arguably the antithesis of Etsy’s “mom and pop” roots. Kristi Cassidy, a longtime Etsy seller, voiced her concern on Reddit, and many agreed. Now, a variety of shops have gone on strike in an effort to raise awareness of the squeeze. This reignites the age-old Internet question of who has more power: The platforms that create the ecosystem, or the individuals who create all the stuff on the platform? Alli and Lindsey talk with Kristi about this budding freelance labor movement, and its implications for other Internet gig workers. Check out Kristi’s steampunk clothing designs! https://auralynne.com/ Support 2G1P on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/2G1P Join the 2G1P Discord community: http://discord.gg/2g1p Join the 2G1P Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2girls1podcast/ Email us: [email protected] Call the show and leave a message! (347) 871-6548   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The company is asking users to verify their bank details via Plaid, a fintech company that recently settled a privacy class action lawsuit.

Online platforms are reaping huge profits from the independent merchants that make up their user base.

After an Etsy sellers’ strike, creators are building a safer space to make and sell their wares.

La plateforme américaine Etsy, spécialisée dans la vente d’objets fait main et vintage, fait face à la fronde de ses vendeurs indépendants.

After the Etsy strike earlier this year, merchants are organizing to form a guild and to empower Etsy sellers.

Following the Etsy strike in April, organizers have created the Indie Sellers Guild, a nonprofit organization that will advocate for policies that help merchants on the platform and others like it. Etsy sellers have criticized fee increases, mandatory marketing programs, and other changes on the platform.

Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them

Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them

Etsy is moving away from its recent emotional work with a new campaign.

More than 5,000 sellers are going offline, and more than 47,000 people have signed a petition in support.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them. Starting Monday, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from the 5% in place since 2018.

Etsy says it will reinvest the money to attract new customers.

After a fee hike that many sellers say is untenable, a large number of craftmakers who sell their goods on the online marketplace Etsy say they are “on strike” this week to protest the increase.

A trending topic on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) Monday and Tuesday has been #EtsyStrike, a boycott of the e-commerce site Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY). Here’s …

Following the announcement of a 30 percent increase in transaction fees, Etsy sellers are going on a weeklong strike starting April 11.

More than 18,000 Etsy sellers have pledged to join a strike protesting a 30% increase in fees that takes effect today.

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Thousands of Etsy sellers and customers have signed an online petition demanding the company reverse its plans to raise transaction fees.

More than 15,000 of the site’s 5.3 million sellers signed a petition decrying the growing costs of selling on Etsy.

A coalition of thousands of Etsy sellers signaled support for a one-week strike starting on Monday — the same day the online marketplace known for its unique handicrafts will start hiking the fees it charges those who use its platform to earn a living.

The Dumbo-based marketplace said Josh Silverman hasn’t received a “long-term incentive” in years

Thousands of sellers on the popular global marketplace Etsy have thrown their support behind an online strike to protest what they describe as unfair and costly changes to the platform.

On Monday, thousands of Etsy sellers put their shops on vacation mode and asked their customers to boycott Etsy stores, kicking off a weeklong strike against higher transaction fees on the platform.

When Etsy raised its transaction fees by 30 percent, its sellers went on strike. Discontent over executive bonuses and other company management issues is still simmering.

In today’s Internet Insider newsletter by the Daily Dot, we look at the top viral news of the day plus we have our weekly tech column.

Etsy is surveying sellers about their reaction to this week’s fee hike, a vehicle to show how it is investing in seller benefits.

Etsy sellers are going on strike starting April 11, here’s why and how you can help.

Etsy sellers have started a strike in response to fee increases and other programs..

The independent crafters will be putting their shops on “vacation mode” to protest new Etsy policies, and they are asking buyers not to shop.

A battle over the future of Etsy Inc. is playing out in public this week as some sellers protest higher fees and changes the company says are needed to compete for shoppers.

In the online petition addressed to Etsy CEO Josh Silverman, Kristi Cassidy highlights issues she says sellers are facing on the platform, including the company’s plans to increase transaction fees.

Etsy sellers will stop hawking their wares April 11th. They’re calling on buyers to boycott the site from April 11th to 18th.

The e-commerce website best known for the sale of handmade and vintage goods says despite revenue being at an all-time high, transaction fees for sellers will increase.

The Etsy strike, involving about 17,000 sellers worldwide, started on Monday and is scheduled to last for a week

Sellers are accusing Etsy of “pandemic profiteering” after the company announced a 30% fee increase.

Etsy shop owners are going on strike after the company raised transaction fees on its platform.

ETSY stock hasn’t been impacted by the Etsy strike, but there’s a bigger picture issue here in e-commerce reliance on third party sellers.

Thousands are in open rebellion against the place they once saw as a safe haven — part of a growing trend of users rising up against tech platforms.

Some business owners have temporarily closed their online Etsy shops during a strike…

If you shop on Etsy, you might have noticed your favorite sellers stepping away from their shops this week. Well, there’s a reason…

Tens of thousands of Etsy sellers, including some in the Sacramento region, are on strike. They are calling for the company to cancel a transaction fee increase that went into effect this week.

Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their shops for the April 11-18th week and are going on strike over increased fees. That’s only a tiny sliver of Etsy’s active sellers; however, the strike attracted viral attention on social networks and from the media.

The increase raises Etsy’s transaction fees from 5% per order to 6.5%.

Sellers involved in the strike say that the company’s fees hurt the artisans essential to its brand.

Etsy announced a 30-percent increase in seller fees after two years of record profits. In response, Etsy artists, vintage sellers, and other craftspeople will close up shop for a week beginning April 11.

Etsy sellers are going on strike, demanding lower transaction fees and less pressure to offer free shipping and fast customer service.

They’re protesting a 30% hike in transaction fees amid record sales and revenue for the company.

On Monday, fees increased from 5% to 6.5%, a 30% bump.

The company has been through similar challenges before.

Some business owners have temporarily closed their online Etsy shops during a strike…

Have you noticed Etsy is kind of a ghost town this week? There’s a reason for that, with sellers going on strike.

Etsy has strayed a very long way from its founding vision, according to sellers who launched a strike Monday to protest the company’s latest hike in transaction fees. The…

“We’re paying more, and we’re not getting what we feel like we deserve,” sellers on Etsy said.

Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.

Some sellers and creators on the online marketplace Etsy are going on a weeklong strike. They say the company’s fees and unfair practices make staying on Etsy untenable for their businesses.

A 30% fee hike went into effect at Etsy on April 11, when fed-up sellers began to boycott the platform, arguing that basic fees have more than doubled in less than four years.

There were times I thought, there is no way this is going to happen. If I drop one ball, everything could fail. But, here we are.

For independent artists and craftspeople, Etsy has provided a platform where they can sell their products to customers beyond their local market. As of Monday,…

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An unknown number of Etsy shop keepers are asking customers to boycott the marketplace from April 11 through April 18 in protest of increasing transaction fees. Etsy, in February, announced the fees were increasing from 5% to 6.5%, a 30%…

A week after thousands of Etsy shops closed for a week to protest increased transaction fees, Etsy sellers are investigating formation of a union. The news comes after resellers put shops in “vacation mode” for seven days after Etsy announced…

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Etsy soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, with demand spiking for last-mile delivery. Read this article to check out why we rate ETSY stock as a Hold.

While 60% declines in stock prices can be painful, they aren’t unusual for growth companies like Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY) during the broad market declines. However, when profit margins start declining as growth becomes expensive, businesses might look to ramp up the margins leaving unsatisfied parties.

Etsy sellers are going on strike. Here’s what they’re saying about their week-long protest.

Sellers feel like the company is taking advantage of them, and a recent change was the final straw.

Amid a wave of union organizing at companies like Amazon and Starbucks, the Etsy sellers strike is actually about marketing.

Buffalo has been at the forefront of recent similar progressive movements.

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The hashtag #EtsyStrike is trending on Twitter today.

The strike starts on April 11th, the same day Etsy’s transaction fee increase takes effect. Etsy customers are encouraged to boycott, too.

Starting today, over 14,000 Etsy sellers are going on strike as the platform increases its transaction fees from 5% to 6.5%.

Over the last two years, Etsy made record profits with a platform that wouldn’t exist without the labor of independent creators.

Thousands of Etsy sellers are closing their shops through April 18 in an effort to protest recent corporate changes they say hamper their businesses.

Value Added Resource interviews a group of Etsy sellers planning a strike to protest fee increases & bring attention to issues they face on the platform.

Thousands of Etsy sellers are planning to close their shops for over a week to protest changes on the platform. Sellers are asking shoppers to boycott the platform between April 11th and April 18th.

Vermont Edition speaks with a couple Etsy sellers based in Vermont about the website’s recent fee increases and the recent sellers’ strike.

Thousands of sellers on the popular global marketplace Etsy have thrown their support behind an online strike to protest what they describe as

Two Etsy sellers share why they are protesting a new fee hike and other Etsy policies they say disproportionately impact independent artists on the platform.

Walmart is introducing a promotion to entice new vendors to join its Walmart Marketplace third-party ecommerce platform as soon as possible.

The website, used to sell homemade goods, is raising its transaction fee from 5 to 6.5 percent.

Thousands of people are joining in a strike against online marketplace Etsy, after sellers say they feel the company is taking advantage of them.

The week-long strike is an attempt to get Etsy to cancel a significant fee increase and address other ongoing issues faced by sellers.

Thousand of Etsy sellers now pushing back against increased transaction costs

The crafts-focused e-commerce marketplace is making big investments to widen its appeal; some sellers are temporarily closing their shops to protest direction

Chief executive says revenue from recent fee increase would be used to attract new buyers: ‘You’ve got to do something different’

While thousands of Etsy sellers on are strike, others say it’s just part of owning a small business. One local Etsy shop owner shares how she feels about it.

Some sellers and creators on the online marketplace Etsy are going on a weeklong strike. They say the company’s fees and unfair practices make staying on Etsy untenable for their businesses.

Yesterday morning, Etsy sellers went on strike in response to a 30% fee increase implemented by the successful e-commerce marketplace. More than 50,000 have signed a petition to cancel the

Etsy strike organizer Kristi Cassidy joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss why Etsy sellers are going on strike.

These companies aren’t exactly from your grandfather’s day when activists organized the steel, coal and auto industries. The new surge is going after flagships of the tech and service economy.

E-commerce platform Etsy (ETSY) is bracing for impact as more than 12,000 sellers go on “strike.” Sellers are placing their shops on “vacation mode” for up to an entire week to protest new company policies that go into effect today, including an increase in transaction fees from 5% to 6.5%.

Etsy works with 5.3 million businesses but recently, sellers have not been happy with their new policies during this time of inflation.

Many sellers who live at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities were already struggling before the e-commerce site’s latest fee increase.