systematic decline in quality of online platforms over time driven by greed
OpinionUS enshittification vs Chinese involution: It's getting better all the time (Better, better, better) It's getting better all the time I admit it's ...
asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-enshittification-vs-chinese-involution/
I want to control my car without crashing it. Here’s where design is going wrong: Enshittification is spreading. Now everyday products are getting worse too ...
smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/i-want-to-control-my-car-without-crashing-it-here-s-where-design-is-going-wrong-20260923-p60mrr.html
KFile Is (Still) a Politician’s Worst Nightmare: The online sleuth Andrew Kaczynski has reported some of the biggest scoops of this campaign season ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/k-file-andrew-kaczynski-graham-platner-midterms-cnn.html
pluralistic.net Sep 19
Pluralistic: How an AI moratorium can save AI bosses (16 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2026/09/16/beggar-thy-neighbor/
404 Media Sep 16
Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations: The contractors reading real ChatGPT users' prompts; the big out-and-back-in around Automattic; and a16z ...
404media.co/podcast-humans-are-reading-your-chatgpt-conversations/
pluralistic.net Sep 04
Pluralistic: Preparing for a post-Trump internet (03 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2026/09/03/broken-arrows/
Bar owners are considering legal action after Sunday Ticket bait-and-switch: ‘Textbook enshittification’
awfulannouncing.com/nfl/screwed-bar-owners-sunday-ticket-everpass-directv.html
Cory Doctorow's non-fiction book about the "Enshittification" of the internet and solutions
sueddeutsche.de/kultur/cory-doctorow-enshittifictation-wie-tech-konzerne-uns-ausbeuten-kritik-loesungen-alternativen-li.3482709
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The Enshittification of Private Insurance : This is why regulating insurers at the state level turns out to be a really bad idea.
newrepublic.com/article/214218/enshittification-private-insurance-pat-mccarren
Can Substack rise above the controversies?: Substack created a pioneering economic and cultural engine for a new generation of writers. Nearly 10 years in ...
cbc.ca/news/entertainment/substack-controversies-future-9.7301846
pluralistic.net Aug 03
Pluralistic: The stupidest imaginable excuses for surveillance pricing (30 Jul 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2026/07/30/pay-for-privacy/
hamiltonnolan.com Aug 02
Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math: Pay no attention to the externalities behind the curtain.
hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittification-relies-on-broken
dlvr.it Jul 22
Sovereign AI is 'nonsense,' says Doctorow: As Trump dismantles the US-led world order, what the rest of the world really needs is sovereign apps and datacenters ...
theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/22/sovereign-ai-is-nonsense-says-doctorow/5276578
Who benefits from AI? Cory Doctorow’s new book has an answer: In Cory Doctorow's The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About ...
indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/cory-doctorow-the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai-review-10795487/
Our ‘explosive diarrhea parasite’ future. | Budget cuts are blowing up US health infrastructure — and your toilet.
Enshittification: Cyclospora appears to be everywhere — so why is it so hard to get answers about the “explosive diarrhea” parasite?
theverge.com/policy/966111/cyclospora-explosive-diarrhea-parasite-fda-cdc-taco-bell
NL Times Jul 14
“Like a landlord upending your furniture”: The shocking truth about who owns your AI data
nltimes.nl/2026/07/14/like-landlord-upending-furniture-shocking-truth-owns-ai-data
eff.org Jul 10
EFF's Cory Doctorow joined Trevor Noah's What Now? podcast to discuss enshittification, Big Tech, and the hope we have for fighting back.
NL Times Jul 02
AI model retirement, trade bans expose fragility of centralized artificial intelligence
nltimes.nl/2026/07/02/ai-model-retirement-trade-bans-expose-fragility-centralized-artificial-intelligence
eff.org Jun 26
Enshittification author Cory Doctorow on the perils of AI – and how to avoid them
begiant.ca/stories/people/cory-doctorow-life-after-ai
theunpopulist.net Jun 29
How the Internet Became a Tool for Domination and Control Instead of Liberation: Replacing human gatekeepers with algorithms backfired but fixes are possible
theunpopulist.net/p/how-the-internet-became-a-tool-for
Longreads Jun 23
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Cory Doctorow: The author of Enshittification and the new The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI on hammock ...
longreads.com/2026/06/17/questionnaire-cory-doctorow/
eff.org Jun 10
Enshittification Merch That Actually Fights Enshittification : There are now enshittification pins and stickers in the EFF shop, and all proceeds go directly to ...
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/enshittification-merch-actually-fights-enshittification
Palantir Systems’ Potential for Enshittification Has Become an ‘Unacceptable’ Risk, UK Politicians Say
gizmodo.com/palantir-systems-potential-for-enshittification-has-become-an-unacceptable-risk-uk-politicians-say-2000767071
‘Enshittification’ reaches social media: ‘For Zuckerberg and Musk, your ‘friends’ are a burden. They just want you to see ads’
english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-07/enshittification-reaches-social-media-for-zuckerberg-and-musk-your-friends-are-a-burden-they-just-want-you-to-see-ads.html
liberalism.org Jun 03
Enshittification, Despotification, and the Open Internet: It’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive ...
liberalism.org/p/enshittification-despotification-and-the-open-internet
Enshittification: How Big Tech went from innovation to digital feudalism: The mischievous quality of the book's title or the emoji on its cover might mislead ...
business-standard.com/book/enshittification-how-big-tech-went-from-innovation-to-digital-feudalism-126052701896_1.html
Paid articlePaywall dlvr.it May 25
Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately: Could the Chocolate Factory's mission to reshape the web backfire?
theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-has-seriously-leaned-into-ai-enshittification-lately/5245365
Cory Doctorow on Enshittification: "Meta and Google must be broken up": The Canadian author and activist Cory Doctorow has captured the spirit of the times ...
freitag.de/autoren/ji-hun-kim/cory-doctorow-ueber-enshittification-meta-und-google-muessen-zerschlagen-werden
Decider May 22
John Krasinski's Empty Suit Version of Jack Ryan Is A Chilling Preview Of The Impending Enshittification Of James Bond Under Amazon's Control
decider.com/2026/05/22/john-krasinski-jack-ryan-empty-suit/
WindowsCentral May 12
Reddit is now blocking access to its mobile web version on browsers, pushing freshly logged-in users toward the official app instead ... Show more
The ‘enshittification’ of the internet, explained : Cory Doctorow says the internet is getting worse and he has a theory why. In conversation with The National’s ...
cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7152115
The Bulwark May 08
The Enshittified States of America: What if we're becoming the cable company of countries?
thebulwark.com/p/the-enshittified-states-of-america
The New Murderbot Book Is Out Today as Author Martha Wells Signals the End of the Series - IGN
ign.com/articles/the-new-murderbot-book-is-out-today-as-author-martha-wells-signals-the-end-of-the-series
eff.org Apr 30
EFFecting Change: How to Disenshittify the Internet: The internet didn’t get worse by accident; it’s been systematically molded into what we have today ...
eff.org/event/effecting-change-enshittification
New Scientist Apr 30
Top of her list is Martha Wells's new Murderbot novel, Platform Decay, in which the eponymous cyborg security unit (brilliantly played by Alexander ... Show more
Murderbot Diaries' Martha Wells says the next book is likely the last: Platform Decay, Martha Wells' eighth book about a cranky android, releases on May 5 ...
polygon.com/murderbot-diaries-series-finale-martha-wells-interview/
pluralistic.net Apr 27
Pluralistic: A Pascal’s Wager for AI Doomers (16 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2026/04/16/pascals-wager/
OpinionTerence Corcoran: Excrementalism — Cory Doctorow is totally full of it: The author known for creating the word 'enshittification' should stick to science fiction ...
financialpost.com/opinion/terence-corcoran-excrementalism-cory-doctorow-is-totally-full-of-it
‘Another internet is possible’: Norway rails against ‘enshittification’: Absurdist video urges policymakers and users to resist deliberate deterioration of ...
theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/16/norway-rails-against-enshittifcation-deliberate-tech-deterioration
The creeping enshittification of online platforms isn’t accidental but the inevitable consequence of the power of Big Tech ... Show more
Workers Can Reverse Enshittification
Workers Can Reverse Enshittification
Norway laments the "enshittification" of the internet via video: A global campaign from Norway is fighting against the increasing deterioration of digital ...
winfuture.de/news,157513.html
Every App Gets Worse Over Time Except This One
Most tech platforms follow the same cycle: serve users, chase growth, then slowly make everything worse ... Show more
dlvr.it Mar 06
Norway's Consumer Council takes aim at enshittification: : Its aim is wide, covering everything from social networks to GenAI
theregister.com/2026/03/06/forbrukerradet_aim_enshittification/
Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others — claims hardware deliberately degraded after ...
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/norwegian-consumer-watchdog-calls-out-enshittification
The Age of Extraction is a wake-up call for world getting controlled by platforms
indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/the-age-of-extraction-tech-platforms-tim-wu-book-review-10554065/
Enshittification Comes to ‘Smart’ Products: Companies that upcharge customers for digital features embedded in physical products put those relationships at ...
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/enshittification-comes-to-smart-products/
Advertising in AI Chatbots: Welcome to the Enshittification Speedrun: According to OpenAI, AI should serve "the good of all humanity." Ads are not very helpful ...
t3n.de/news/werbung-in-ki-chatbots-willkommen-beim-enshittification-speedrun-1729265/
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Nine out of ten DuckDuckGo users don't want AI anywhere near their search: DuckDuckGo recently asked its community whether they actually wanted AI baked ...
techspot.com/news/111091-nine-out-ten-duckduckgo-users-dont-want-ai.html
Space Jan 27
Martha Wells' next 'Murderbot Diaries' book is 'the family roadtrip from hell on Ringworld' (interview)
space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview
Chat-GPT with advertising: Sam Altman channels Mark Zuckerberg: A watershed moment for cash-strapped OpenAI: Sam Altman wants to finance Chat-GPT with ...
nzz.ch/wirtschaft/sam-altman-macht-auf-mark-zuckerberg-chat-gpt-verkauft-jetzt-anzeigen-ld.1921788
journals.sagepub.com Jan 19
The junkification of research - Carl Rhodes, Martina K Linnenluecke, 2025: This essay considers the emergent phenomenon of ‘junkification’ in academic research ...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13505084251399576
[Tech Thoughts] OpenAI’s ChatGPT will test out ads. Here’s what to expect.: What might users expect from a ChatGPT with advertisements? We can examine the fine ...
rappler.com/technology/features/openai-chatgpt-testing-ads-what-to-know/
![[Tech Thoughts] OpenAI’s ChatGPT will test out ads. Here’s what to expect.](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2026/01/chatgpt-ads-jan-17-2025.jpg)
OpinionI was enshittified – the digital rot eating our books, music and films: Digital firms have taken art and entertainment, bought it up, repackaged it and sold it ...
heraldscotland.com/opinion/25730780.enshittified---digital-rot-eating-books-music-films/
The Spectator Jan 03
Is ‘bloody’ still offensive?: Everyone has been declaring which words are too rude to utter in public. Shortly after breakfast, Radio 4 happily discussed by name ...
spectator.com/article/is-bloody-still-offensive/
39C3: Corporations are ruining the internet - | Cory Doctorow's ideas against enshittification
heise.de/news/39C3-Konzerne-ruinieren-das-Netz-Cory-Doctorows-Ideen-gegen-Enshittification-11126178.html
Jailbreaks für alle: Trump lässt Doctorow von freier Software träumen - Golem.de: Mit dem Begriff Enshittification prägte Cory Doctorow die Digitaldebatte der ...
golem.de/news/jailbreaks-fuer-alle-trump-laesst-doctorow-von-freier-software-traeumen-2512-203639.html
techdirt.com Dec 15 25
Literal Enshittification: ‘Smart’ Toilets Play Fast And Loose With Your Pooping Data
techdirt.com/2025/12/15/literal-enshittification-smart-toilets-play-fast-and-loose-with-your-pooping-data/
Digital Sewer Socialism: With the rise of AI slop and overall “enshittification,” it is increasingly the case that the internet is failing to address the ...
jacobin.com/2025/12/digital-sewer-socialism-public-ownership
Microsoft finally admits File Explorer is slow, now it's testing a preload fix
techspot.com/news/110373-microsoft-finally-admits-file-explorer-slow-now-testing.html
Cory Doctorow, why is the internet "shit"?: Cory Doctorow explains the concept of enshittification, which describes the decline of online platforms ...
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/cory-doctorow-internet-konzept-enshittification-li.3341892
Paid articlePaywall Enshittification: Why your favourite apps feel worse every year: The story of how Big Tech broke the systems we rely on, and what it will take to fix them.
indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/enshittification-cory-doctorow-apps-content-internet-10396417/
newlinesmag Nov 28 25
Why the Internet Got Bad, and How To Fix It: Cory Doctorow joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss his new book “Enshittification” and how the internet ...
newlinesmag.com/podcast/why-the-internet-got-bad-and-how-to-fix-it/
It’s not your job to fix the internet: On The Vergecast: Cory Doctorow explains how Facebook, Amazon, Google, and others got enshittified ...
theverge.com/podcast/822822/enshittification-cory-doctorow-interview-vergecast
Are your favourite social platforms being degraded?: What caused degradation across your favourite platforms and apps? One theory that has gained traction is ...
thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/are-your-favourite-social-platforms-being-degraded/article70228459.ece
How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet: Enshittification author Cory Doctorow on how to stop platform decay and where, exactly, the internet went so wrong.
theverge.com/podcast/809081/enshittification-cory-doctorow-platforms-ai-monopoly-big-tech-interview
If Musk was broke, he’d just be another asshole with bad ideas: Cory Doctorow: The tech activist’s new book examines how tech monopolies innovated ways to ...
theage.com.au/culture/books/if-musk-was-broke-he-d-just-be-another-asshole-with-bad-ideas-cory-doctorow-20251023-p5n4u6.html
Enshittification: the word that sums up how we live now: It seems to convey a sense of promises broken, not just in technology but in culture and politics too
irishtimes.com/business/2025/10/28/enshittification-the-word-that-sums-up-how-we-live-now/
Letters on the Enshittification of Trump, Kohl, Black and White, Free Column: Epidemiccolumn. News from the Confused World 1715
falter.at/seuchenkolumne/20251024/zuschriften-zu-enshittification-of-trump-kohl-schwarz-weiss-free-column
The Enshittification of Donald Trump.: Plague column. News from the confused world 1714
falter.at/seuchenkolumne/20251023/the-enshittification-of-donald-trump
WIRED Oct 17 25
Can AI Avoid the Enshittification Trap?: Cory Doctorow’s theory of “enshittification” explains how tech platforms rot from within. As AI grows more ...
wired.com/story/can-ai-escape-enshittification-trap/
Why Google, Amazon, and So Many Others Have Gotten Worse: Author Cory Doctorow says specific policy choices led to the deterioration of the internet web — and ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/google-amazon-slop-internet.html
There are very few people that have written as consistently and incisively about the internet and its broken promises than the digital rights activist and ... Show more
The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture
The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?: Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and ...
theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish
Billionaires like Elon Musk are destroying the internet. Cory Doctorow has a plan for how to fix it.
We talked to him about it: How to Save the Internet From “Enshittification”
“Enshittification”: Cory Doctorow on Why Big Tech Sucks, Keeps Getting Worse & What to Do About It
democracynow.org/2025/10/10/cory_doctorow
OpinionThe Age of Enshittification: Kyle Chayka writes about Cory Doctorow’s book “Enshittification,” and about the degradation of Facebook, Twitter (X), TikTok, Uber ...
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-age-of-enshittification
