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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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? (www.theguardian.com)

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Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it

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[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I try to shop locally. There is SO MUCH shit that you just can't buy in person. It's not possible.

I recently wanted a raspberry pi. I'm in a large Canadian city and literally no one sells them. You can only get them online. It's one example but it's a thing.