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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10-20 years ago shit like this would have destroyed the platform. People who put up with it ruin the entire space. (infosec.pub)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're right, those videos look like total garbage

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Was speaking the login requirement but the ads for other videos is insult to injury

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even if you're logged out, YouTube still recommends videos based on your viewing habits.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Not an advid watcher so they are just going off what ever link I happen to click any given day.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 18 points 5 months ago

Stop!!! You cant watch content unless you hand over your identification papers sir.

While you are here may i interest you in our other entrances which are further away from where you actually wanted to go and will also stop you from entering without providing identification.

[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Grayjay has been working pretty well for me.

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

For me it does not bypass age verification, even if I enable the toggle on the settings.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If you're not going for an open source option just use ReVanced.

[–] Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The most annoying thing for me is that I am logged in and embedded videos are still broken.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago

Third party cookies. You don't want them.

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can’t you grab a login from bugmenot ?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That hasn't worked for me in like a decade.

[–] DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

How's that stop bots?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It doesn’t. This is about ad revenue and tracking cookies. Got a VPN? You’re a bot! Got an ad blocker? You’re a bot!

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Bots aren't a problem when your not trying force content down people's throats.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago

I'm hosting Invidious locally via Docker and don't have to deal with this shit.