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Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse) : It’s Been a Minute
Is the internet getting worse?
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Do you ever feel like the internet just doesn’t work as well as it used to?
Or maybe you wish you could go back to the old internet? Where your search queries actually served you what you wanted, and your feeds weren’t overrun by ads? Well, it’s not just you – the internet IS getting worse, and platforms are getting harder to leave. But how did we get here? Journalist and tech activist Cory Doctorow joins Brittany to lay out why in his new book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It.
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This episode was produced by Liam McBain. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our supervising producer is Barton Girdwood. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni.