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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After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad (www.tweaktown.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's particular ironic how previously the big uproar was about adding these features in the first place. First it was "nobody wants this! Keep AI out of Notepad!" And now it's "how dare you prevent me from using AI in Notepad!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's two sides of the same enshittification coin.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago

No it's not, it's people falling for junk click bait.