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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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nothing gets me to uninstall faster.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 53 minutes ago (1 children)

What about a forced registration screen on a 100% offline app? (Example: duet screen)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 52 minutes ago

DELETE

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago

"This app needs access to your

contacts
location
phone call history
notifications
your waist size
sleeping habits
your firstborn
your significant other
camera
microphone "