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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Elon Musk's X revenue has officially plummeted, new documents show (mashable.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Blaze@reddthat.com to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Tee hee. Remember when you told everyone who pulled their ads because they didn't want to be associated with a Nazi manchild to "Go fuck themselves?" No, Elon, FUCK YOU.