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Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ono@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[-] jherazob@beehaw.org 51 points 8 months ago

This is the year of enshittification, isn't it? Damn every company has pushed the pedal to the metal on it

[-] tVxUHF@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

It's because interest rates went up and the free VC money tap was turned off so all these companies have to actually turn a profit, so they're squeezing us with every lever they control.

[-] drwho@beehaw.org 4 points 8 months ago

The cat's out of the bag. Gotta grab everything before folks try to stop them.

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It definitely feels like a transition period for the whole Internet. Tech platforms finally reached their maximum user potential and scale, so now it's time to turn the screws.

They all think we need them, so now we figure out if they're right.