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"[Krause] is a master enshittifier, an enshittification ninja."
I feel like ninja might be giving them too much credit. These folks ain't subtle or stealthy. They don't strike me as a paper bag by the door crowd.
I picture the type of people who would hijack a port-a-potty truck on it's way back from a festival, quickly and badly spray paint the whole thing in (mate) black, and then proceed to crash it through the lobby.
Makes you wonder about the utility of IP a little... if corporations disregard others' IP (ie. Everything on the Internet) then perhaps we do away with IP altogether. Or greatly reduce copyright protections in favor of copyleft perhaps.
@pluralistic #Enshittification #bigtech #podcast #theinternetiscrack #tech #profit
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#BlameCapitalism #DOGE #Enshittification #Grifters #RichPeoplesYachtMoney
The Crypto Grifters Of DOGE
How many crypto grifters does it take to screw up the machinery of state?Michel de Cryptadamus (The Cryptocalypse Chronicles)
#bigtech #corydoctorow #democracy #internet #future #fediverse #socialweb #indieweb
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As online enshittification continues, here are some big offenders:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0… v @arstechnica
My (least) favorite: Getting stuck with AI when you don't want it — ever. Looking at you, Google Gemini (among others). At least there's a cure — for time being, anyway: curse in the search prompt. It's so cathartic, too.* arstechnica.com/google/2025/01…
*Don't want to curse, for whatever reason? Tone it down. I have found that "scumsucking" also works.
Lovely.
#enshittification #AI
@pluralistic
“Just give me the f***ing links!”—Cursing disables Google’s AI overviews
The latest trick to stop those annoying AI answers is also the most cathartic.Kyle Orland (Ars Technica)
a real #mustwatch for everyone. thank you @martinandree
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cc @_elena
@pluralistic #enshittification
BIG TECH MUST GO - Martin Andree
For more information: bigtechmustgo.com Digital monopolies shape ever larger parts of our lives. The platforms are increasingly controlling the public formation of political opinion and at the same...TILvids
@pluralistic offers the most cohesive, timely, and listenable survey of the current state of tech, its historic context, and the most proximate opportunities for resolution.
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#Enshittification #SocialMedia #BigTech #Technology
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Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.www.youtube.com
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With Great Power Came No Responsibility: How Enshittification Conquered the 21st Century and How We Can Overthrow It
Science fiction author, digital rights activist, and journalist Cory Doctorow will keynote the Media School Graduate Association’s Common Ground ...Indiana University Calendar
This is a nice must-read by @pluralistic about enshittification of the internet, it's main causes and the alternatives and, as he puts it, fire exits for the internet users. 🙂
I encourage everyone to read or listen to @pluralistic post: pluralistic.net/2025/01/20/cap…
Then go install the News Feed Eradicator plugin for your browser (I'm going to stop using my phone). This is for keeping the Nazi noise and ads away.
(virtue signal-flex) I bought News Feed Eradicator creator, Jordan, a coffee.
More #Enshittification .
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So another brand to avoid in future.
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While Bluesky is nice for now, I want to encourage people to try out the Fediverse. It's much cheaper and easier to run a Fediverse server, which means it's much more distributed/harder to enshittify. If you can't pick a server, mstdn.social/about is a well-moderated general one! #Enshittification
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A general-purpose Mastodon server with a 500 character limit. All languages are welcome.Mastodon hosted on mstdn.social
The relay (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Prot...) on Bluesky makes it *extremely* difficult to run an independent copy of the network. In contrast, someone ran a Fediverse server on a car's headunit the other day! (masto.doskel.net/@doskel/1138...) #Fediverse #Bluesky #Ads #Enshittification
"While Graber has committed not to 'enshittify' the platform with ads, she’s not ruling out ads altogether. When asked if Bluesky would always be free of advertisers like it is today, Graber said: "I don’t think that’s necessarily true.'" techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/b...#Bluesky #Enshittification
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber isn't r...
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber isn't ruling out advertising | TechCrunch
Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn't lock usersMaxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
The enshittification of Spotify continues.
You signed up to pay $10 a month to hear your favourite artists.
After taking your money, they began slowly substituting real artists with muzak.
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#music #Spotify #enshittification
The Ugly Truth About Spotify Is Finally Revealed
A year-long investigation by an indie journalist is a call to actionTed Gioia (The Honest Broker)
Oh FUCK YOU, Microsoft, what fresh hell is this? This just started turning up today. Whenever I start or click into a different paragraph. And there's apparently no way to turn off the "alert" bug in 365 for MacOS.
Welp. Unless I can learn to ignore it, this may be the thing that pushes me over the edge into using Open Office. (Is that the current best open replacement for Word?)
I'm glad I'm in the Sony camp…though, I hope Sony doesn't get any funny ideas…
#sony #canon #cameras #enshittification oldfriends.live/@paul/11384475…
Canon Draws Fire for Charging Subscription Fee To Use Cameras as Webcams
Canon is requiring users to pay a monthly subscription fee to fully use their cameras as webcams on computers. The company's new EOS Webcam Utility software restricts features like HD resolution, brightness adjustments and color correction unless users pay $4.99 monthly or $49.99 annually. #enshittification
well this explains why my work gmail account suddenly had gemini enabled with no way to disable it. I asked Gemini to help. It of course did not.
#Gemini #Google #enshittification
Ars Technica (@arstechnica@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Google increases Workspace plan base prices while adding Gemini features New plans will be cheaper for those who want Gemini, pricier for those who don't. https://arstechnica.Mastodon