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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Netflix is starting to phase out its cheapest ad-free plan (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've been meaning to cancel but i don't want to leave my wife empty handed. I barely watch anything on netflix myself and didn't have an issue with €8 up until €11, but now it's beyond what i'm willing to pay.

[–] Puttaneska@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I imagine that’s quite a common situation.

[–] unminded@feddit.de 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Teach your wife how to sail, we had the same situation

[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

It can all be automated with Sonarr and Radarr