By doing so, they actually reduce the value of DMs and Twitter itself for even blue subscribers, since they no longer can receive messages from most users.
this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2023
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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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Wow. He just keeps doubling-down...
To think many people thought this was a smart individual.
Well I’m glad I deleted my Twitter account the day Musk took over. This is a gift that keeps on giving. Watching Twitter crumble is fun.