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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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[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought that was a dildo lmao

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is it not?

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

looks at your car

... I'll give you $20 if you do it