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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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But the "features"!

Logitech would like to access

-Call records (so we know who also likes Logitech)

-Gps precise location (so if sombody steals it)

-Microphone (for uhhh security)

-Your wallet (they want more money)

-Your dog (hes a good dawg)