Cory Doctorow: Platform capitalism and the curse of "enshittification"

Podcast: Future Tense (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Cory Doctorow: Platform capitalism and the curse of "enshittification"Pub date: 2023-07-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAmazon now feels more like a racket than an open shopping platform; you can't find posts from your friends on Facebook because it's clogged with unsolicited advertising; and Uber no longer seems like a cool, efficient taxi service, it's morphed instead into a global machine for turning gig workers into the new underclass – it's all part of a process Cory Doctorow has dubbed "enshittification". In this feature interview, the acclaimed Canadian sci-fi author, journalist and digital rights activist explains why the digital world seems so exploitative and taudry. But he has optimism for how things might be improved in the future.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ABC, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.