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/
Cory's site, pluralistic.net
Follow @doctorow
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