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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[–] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just factory reset my Samsung cause yeah they all do it

[–] SchadeMarmelade@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Maybe change your WiFi password too. Why would they give up the opportunity to spy on you just because you pressed a special button?

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And hopefully no open WiFi networks or partner SSIDs in the area.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Or Samsung phones connected to your WiFi, or Samsung phones in general.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Could you find the wifi antenna on the device you just want to use as a dumb device and just rip it out?