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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LG Isn't the Only TV Company Spying on You (www.youtube.com)

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[–] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I saw someone saying monitors are going this way now.

I've been using one over HDMI ever since "smart" started getting slapped on everything.

[–] snrkl@lemmus.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

HDMI cables can carry Ethernet.

Search: Ethernet over HDMI (HEC)

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh my fucking god...tell me DP does not

[–] ScoopMcPoops@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

A quick search says it does not

[–] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

HEC(K) no!