The "Enshittification" of Online Life, with Cory Doctorow

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Culturally Determined

Aryeh Cohen-Wade

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general.

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general.

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The "Enshittification" of Online Life, with Cory Doctorow

Culturally Determined

45 minutes 33 seconds

2 years ago

The "Enshittification" of Online Life, with Cory Doctorow

Novelist and Internet activist Cory Doctorow discusses "enshittification," the term he coined for how online platforms start out great but gradually become nightmarish for users. How can we fight back against the forces of enshittification? Cory suggests some federal policies that would put power back in the hands of regular Americans. Plus: What made Twitter a once-thriving platform, and what will happen to it now?

Recorded March 16, 2023

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LINKS

Cory's piece, "The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok"

https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

Cory's book, with Rebecca Giblin, "Chokepoint Capitalism"

https://chokepointcapitalism.com/

Cory's new novel, "Red Team Blues"

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865847/redteamblues

Cory's forthcoming book, "The Internet Con"

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721311/the-internet-con-by-cory-doctorow/