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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Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default (mashable.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Frostwolf@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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Reminds me so much of tacky dating sites. Pay and be able to message! Ughh

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[–] wilberfan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Wow. He just keeps doubling-down...

[–] zoobiedoobie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Well I’m glad I deleted my Twitter account the day Musk took over. This is a gift that keeps on giving. Watching Twitter crumble is fun.

[–] 5lq2y@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

To think many people thought this was a smart individual.

[–] halfempty@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

By doing so, they actually reduce the value of DMs and Twitter itself for even blue subscribers, since they no longer can receive messages from most users.