In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone to surf. Now, commercial interests rule – but users do still have some control.
  • btaf45@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    In time, the Fediverse will also be easily accessible. And where there are normies, you’ll find corporate enshittification.

    No, because corporations cannot buy the Fediverse.

    • IbuthyrEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Couldn’t they “convince” instance admins to include ads? Couldn’t they flood communities with influencers? Couldn’t they promote Lemmy apps that have ads?

      You are severely underestimating the criminal energy and creativity of these corporations.

      Edit: reddit turned to shit way before the platform itself was up for sale. No need to buy the platform, bots and influencers are enough.

      • btaf45@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Couldn’t they “convince” instance admins to include ads?

        Yes. One at a time. But the cannot “buy Lemmy” which is what a CEO would want to do.

        • IbuthyrEnglish
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          2 months ago

          No one needs to buy Lemmy to enshitify it. All of the above and many more methods would result in a shit experience.