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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Online Oxford English Dictionary puts definitions/meanings and usage behind paywall (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38632180

NOPE NOPE NOOOOOPE fuck that man.

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[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I doubt it has any meaningful impact on anyone with access to the internet.

This is about as shocking as the farmer's almanac putting its information behind a paywall. Probably won't be long until OED goes that way too.