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(lemmy.world)
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
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
I think soon it will be yearly contracts or cancelation fees.
Crave already does an annual fee. IIRC it's one-time and about $100.
It's owned by bell, so not surprising.
They didn't invent evil, but they did perfect it.