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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Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines (www.theverge.com)

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[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Speaking of owner's and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.

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