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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10-20 years ago shit like this would have destroyed the platform. People who put up with it ruin the entire space. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How's that stop bots?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It doesn’t. This is about ad revenue and tracking cookies. Got a VPN? You’re a bot! Got an ad blocker? You’re a bot!

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Bots aren't a problem when your not trying force content down people's throats.