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@TechDesk @Flipboard This is excellent. I am resharing on the day that Mr. Musk & company changed terms — with no notice — to require an upgrade to Premium+ for access to X Pro (formerly known as TweetDeck). A perfect example!

@travisfw yeah, you've really captured the complex heart of this whole conversation.

@SnowyCA Android set top box - so I've got apps installed like Netflix, Gem, etc. But yes, a major use of it for me is streaming games from my PC so I can play them in the family room with an XBox controller instead of being holed up in my dark office all day and night.

Hello phone, yes, I am sending a happy b'day message to a friend. No, I don't need a notification. No, I don't need to add an alert. No, I don't want any stupid emoji attached to my greeting. No, I don't want a fucking birthday GIF. Just send the fucking message to my fucking friend, TYVM.#enshittification

@TheGreatLlama @Npars01 @harrysintonen I did not notice the article saying "being a psychopath is a bad thing."You may want to read:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychopath_Test(I like all things Jon Ronson).In it, Ronson discusses psychopathy with the investor "Chainsaw Al." For "Chainsaw Al" psychopathy personality traits are 100% positive.I think for CEOs, a psychopathy diagnosis would be a badge of honor. "Empathetic is pathetic with a prefix."

I think the only reason Java is even on here is because every few years I play a couple of hours of Minecraft.

Nothing has been a bigger reminder of the enshittification of the internet than trying to get back into playing guitar in 2026. Tab and chord websites used to be run by people who loved playing music. Now they’re all unlocked by subscriptions and have apps to download.#Enshittification #guitar #music

@SciPolTech those are specifically designed for the "YouTube in the background as a TV" use case.. Just spamming brains with ads.

@SteveRudolfi @leneeeide I think that was the whole premise of Arc browser for iOS:"Browse for Me would use AI to read webpages related to the user's query to create a new webpage containing quotes, summaries, and embedded videos regarding the query."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_(web_browser)#:~:text=The%20announcement%20also,regarding%20the%20query.

@jwcph I miss the old web so much. The web of forums, and daft Flash games, and weird-ass web comics.

Google Search is now using AI to replace headlinesAccording to Scroogle, 《The goal is “better matching titles to users’ queries and facilitating engagement with web content”》.https://www.theverge.com/tech/896490/google-replace-news-headlines-in-search-canary-coal-mine-experiment#Google #Scroogle #AI #enshittification #technology #search

Yesterday it became public that #Bluesky has secretly got an additional 100 million US$ investment from venture capital investors. They kept it hidden for almost a year.https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/VC money generally requires a serious return on investment, so they must have plans to extract it from users, and, so it seems, from advertisers.If it wasn't clear yet, the path to #enshittification lies ahead. It is also clear from the @fediversereport that the AT protocol itself doesn't guarantee the avoidance of centralisation, or these kinds of extractivist business models.Can we please help our friends who are at BS wake up from the inminent dangers? And while at it, help them join the Fedi. Have a good Friday #NoVC #rtm @DigitalCoup

@WTL I was on iOS Firefox, not sure if that affects things…

@karotte Wow!Die Werbung der Norweger ist ein Hammer.

Tomorrow we will have @pluralistic in #BCN in a conversation with Simona Levi @X_net about his latest book #Enshittification now translated into Spanish by @Capitan_Swing as #Mierdificacion Looking forward to that!https://www.llibreriafinestres.com/evento/cory-doctorow/

@whybird @pheonix @gruber yeah, the #Enshittification is fucking real…I don't like #ReadyPlayerOne becoming #reality!

The rampant #Enshittification is why people are Ripping #bluray discs with #MakeMKV, because all the #DRM and garbage is just getting in the way.

https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?is=-YhjNKzRFgSqzOL8#enshittification #Youtube #microsoft #amazon #disney

I review @pluralistic 's Enshittification. Short form, not surprising on the surface, much more surprising in the depths of Enshittification. Must-read, must-loan.#enshittification #doctrow #technology https://www.stevensavage.com/blog/2026/03/book-review-enshittification-by-cory-doctorow.html

USA: Amazon Prime Ultra kommt - 4K wird zur Zusatzoptionhttps://www.golem.de/news/usa-amazon-prime-ultra-kommt-4k-wird-zur-zusatzoption-2603-206497.html> Wer bei Amazon Prime Video in den USA bisher fünf US-Dollar im Monat für werbefreies Streaming ausgegeben hat, bekommt demnächst weniger dafür. Ab dem 10. April 2026 führt Amazon eine neue Abostufe namens Prime Video Ultra ein, die monatlich sieben US-Dollar kostet. Wer nicht zahlt, verliert den Zugang zu 4K-Inhalten.Weiter geht es mit der Enshittification bei Amazon Prime. Erst wurde Werbung eingeführt (in Deutschland wird dagegen geklagt), nun wird 4K gestrichen und muss extra bezahlt werden.#Amazon #Prime #enshittification