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enshittification - how we got the internet no one asked for

From Retrograde@fungus@amongus.invalid to tilde.club on Tue Nov 25 03:30:00 2025

Title: ‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Author: Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Cory Doctorow; produced by Tom Glasser, Hattie Moir and Eli Block; executive producer Homa Khaleeli
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:00:25 +0000
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/nov/24/enshittification-how-we-got-the-internet-no-one-asked-for-podcast
Podcast Download URL: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e991922f3889eafcc8528c51badd06e439e42940/786_0_3598_2880/master/3598.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0e6a7edcfe51f747de04e2f86de51344

Tech critic Cory Doctorow explains why for so many the internet – from Amazon to Google to Instagram – seems to be getting worse

Do you ever get the feeling that the internet isn’t what it used to be?

Well, tech critic Cory Doctorow thinks you’re right – and he has a term to describe it too: ‘enshittification’.
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[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/nov/24/enshittification-how-we-got-the-internet-no-one-asked-for-podcast (link)
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