Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow (youtu.be)

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The enshittification of the internet follows a predictable trajectory: first, platforms are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things b...

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[–] Artisian 6 points 1 year ago

It surprises me how many people are optimistic about legal solutions. OTOH, right to repair progress from the EU so maybe this is more feasible than I give it credit for. Doesn't seem like a red vs blue issue, both are trending anti-tech these days.