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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything (www.ft.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything::The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?

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[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago (4 children)

If everyone who complained about ads in Prime and Netflix canceled their accounts, then Prime and Netflix would be motivated to remove their ads.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The minute I got the prime notification I went and canceled immediately. And same with Netflix, I wish more people would do the same.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fr the longest time, I got Prime because of Prime. The ebooks and videos were just an included bonus. The bonus going to shit doesn’t change what the original decision was based on.

Prime video has been on this road for a long time, as videos with ads took o paver more and more of its Home Screen. It got more and more annoying clicking past the clutter of “FreeVee” videos to find stuff I wanted to watch, but I guess it’s all stuff to click past now

[–] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't this also cause them to charge more to make up for lost paying customers? 🤔

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Certainly possible, but there is a limit to what they can charge before losing customers on price as well as on principle.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I did for Prime.

Netflix didn't put ads in for me, since I was already on the "4K" plan. Didn't they just throw in an even lower tier for their ad version?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I dropped it with the new policy on sharing, although I didn’t wait for their follow through. As a divorced parent with kids, including one in college, if your family plan doesn’t work for my family because they may sometimes live in other locations, you’re out. I was ok paying for the family plan, but if you’re going to hassle one kid when he’s at my ex’s or the other at school, how is that worth my money?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I agree that's a crap policy for any family that may be spread over more than one household like that.

Do they actually cut you off if you ignore them and carry on doing it anyway?

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I didn’t wait for them to follow through. I decided I didn’t have to spend money with a company that was going to treat me as a criminal