Google’s AI Pivot: The Enclosure of the Open Web
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Google is using AI to create a controlled layer over the internet that exploits creators and monopolizes information access.
Platform Decay
The decline, degradation, or enshittification of online platforms over time—losing their original value, community, or purpose due to commercialization, manipulation, or mismanagement.
Reading List
The Rise of the AI-Generated Sloppy Copy
AI-powered bots are now instantly cloning and monetizing niche hobby projects, creating a swamp of low-effort scams that threaten the creative spirit of the internet.
From Fan to Former User: Why I Canceled Claude
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A power user cancels their Claude subscription due to declining AI quality, poor support, and inconsistent token management.
EFF Exits X: Declining Reach and Diminished Rights Lead to Departure
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The EFF is exiting X because the platform's utility for advocacy has vanished alongside its commitment to user security and human rights.
Copilot's Enshittification: AI Tools Now Inserting Ads into PRs
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GitHub Copilot has begun inserting unsolicited advertisements into Pull Request descriptions, signaling a shift toward platform enshittification.
The Agent Takeover: Why SaaS Tools are Becoming AI Suppliers
AI agents are replacing specialized SaaS tools as the primary interface for product development, forcing traditional software companies to choose between reinvention and commoditization.
The Adversarial Web: How Hostile Design Is Killing the User Experience
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The modern web has become a hostile, bloated environment where publishers sacrifice user experience for ad metrics, effectively driving their own audience away.
The Case for Digital Autonomy: Why You Need a Website
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Businesses and creators should prioritize independent websites over social media to ensure ownership, accessibility, and protection from platform volatility.
The 49MB Web Page: How Ad-Tech Ruined the News
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Modern news websites have sacrificed user experience and performance for aggressive, resource-heavy ad-tech and tracking, creating a 'hostile' web environment.
The Surprising Scale of the Small Web
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The non-commercial 'small web' is surprisingly vast and active, proving that personal, ad-free digital spaces are flourishing despite corporate dominance of the internet.
Breaking Free: A Global Push to End Digital Enshittification
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The Norwegian Consumer Council and global allies are demanding regulatory action to stop the 'enshittification' of digital services and restore fairness to the tech industry.
Product Hunt Is a Zombie: Pay-to-Play Hype, No Real Users
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Product Hunt is a pay-to-play zombie that yields vanity, not users—skip it and launch where real communities live.