Have you noticed that the internet is getting worse? It’s not just you: time online is filled with less of what we search for, and a lot more advertising and AI slop. That’s why, in November, technology critic and author Cory Doctorow spoke to Aaron Bastani for Downstream IRL about the forces driving what he calls ‘ensh*ttification.’ “Why do these companies abuse us, right now?" he said. "It’s… because they can, because we don’t stop them!” Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.

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