How Do We Deal with the Enshittification of the Internet?

How Do We Deal with the Enshittification of the Internet?

July 4, 2025 · 32 min · Season 8 · Episode 4

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The episode discusses the negative impacts of algorithms and social media on internet culture and quality.

We're talking: When the internet gives you the ick The flattening of culture by algorithms How social media sows the seeds of its own destruction when it prioritises attention over quality And more! Pre-order To Kill a Queen , Amie's queer detective novel set in Elizabethan London. Remember, this is literally the most important thing you can do for an author! Order We Need Your Art or get a SIGNED copy here Enshittification was coined by our mate Cory Doctorow which we should have known!

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