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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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A Premium subscription is no longer enough. Now they want $3 a month per “membership” channel. (lemmy.zip)
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[–] univers3man@piefed.world 26 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I think this is for specific channels so they get more of the money, not for general ad removal like YT Red is.

[–] zuch0698o@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is correct. Creators turn it on.

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

yeah and as a creator and as a viewer it’s some bullshit.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 13 points 2 days ago

Yes it's YouTube trying to stop creators from going to Patreon

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 2 days ago

It's also completely independent from YouTube premium