Pluralistic: Tiktok’s Enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily Links From Cory Doctorow
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Pluralistic: Tiktok’s Enshittification (21 Jan 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily Links From Cory Doctorow
This is enshittification: Surpluses are first directed to users; then, once they're locked in, surpluses go to suppliers; then once they're locked in, the surplus is handed to shareholders and the platform becomes a useless pile of shit. From mobile app stores to Steam, from Facebook to Twitter, this is the enshittification lifecycle.
Cory Doctorow • The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
Pluralistic: My McLuhan lecture on enshittification (30 Jan 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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The vast interconnection enabled by digital platforms has ended up creating more of a sense of sameness than diversity. Users are subtly guided toward the same subsets of topics, urged on by recommendations that are designed not to serve their interests but to create profitable attention fodder to sell to advertisers. Instagram doesn’t care that yo... See more