Enshitification

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en-shit-uh-fi-key-shuhn (noun)

Coined by Cory Doctorow to describe how digital platforms have slowly become worse and worse.

The gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit-seeking.

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