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)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by inari@piefed.zip to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

if a device manufacturer is so hell bent on their devices phoning home that they'll connect to an insecure wifi or a wifi network run by a 'partner' provider.. they're gonna be doing that whenever it can't phone home via a configured network connection, too, and not just when there isn't one set up.

[–] AD_James@infosec.pub 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Gamers nexus talks about your exact point at this Timestamp. And he agrees with you.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA&t=635 He says something like, “A common misconception is taking your TV off your network is enough to stop them from spying.”

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

i just thought up a nightmare scenario and now i want to beat the shit out of my printer more than i usually do

[–] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah I mean you're both right.