The Shitting Up of the Internet: How Corporations Destroyed the Web for Investors' Profits
The Internet as we knew it is dying before our eyes, giving way to the phenomenon of “shitification.” In their pursuit of profit, big corporations have turned useful tools into digital traps where the user is merely a product and content quality is an unnecessary cost. Kamil Porembiński explains why the only chance for salvation is to escape from global platforms to small, local communities and the “artisanal” internet.
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