Enshittification & Social Media under Capitalism

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Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Their excuse? "Very few people were using it." But they never made it the default a...

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The cases had established the European Union as the world’s leading tech watchdog, but have since raised questions about its protracted appeals process.

The Dead Internet Theory suggests that most online content is now generated by bots and algorithms to manipulate human activity and perceptions. It is believed that since 2016-2017, bots have displaced real users, with possible involvement from governments or corporations in controlling online narratives.

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In this one I personally lament the end of the internet I grew up on, the state of the current era, the new methods of ideological conflict and explain why d...

Suddenly, my feed was crawling with fake cake bakers basking in the love of real Facebook members. What does that have to do with connecting the world?

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Cory Doctorow is the author of over 20 books, including The Internet Con, How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, and the science fiction novels Unauthorized...

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If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.

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Hi. On today's episode of Some More News, we look at how everyone e...

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