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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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk)

submitted 2 days ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Ads when you're driving, features you've paid for locked behind a paywall and overpriced repairs.. the future is here.

Hope suburu doesn't end up doing this, just bought one.