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Enshittification • 4 months ago

YouTube is experimenting with server-side ads

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YouTube is experimenting with server-side ads

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Enshittification • 4 months ago

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

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