Enshittification • 4 months ago

YouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view counts

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YouTube reportedly testing new homepage that removes dates and view counts

Enshittification • 4 months ago

Has YouTube experienced enshittification?

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THCDenton
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2•4 months ago
Is that a rhetorical question?

Enshittification

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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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