Enshittification

Punchy, pungent and utterly compelling - a book that will change the way you see the world, and just might change the world itself. You simply must read it. – Tim Harford, author of The Data DetectiveBig Tech does not just plunder your data. It does not merely rob you of your privacy. It does something far, far worse than that. You know it. You feel it. But you won’t be able to put your finger on it until you have read Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification. Once you do, you will know and, more importantly, you will stand a better chance of resisting – Yanis Varoufakis, author of TechnofeudalismRemember when the internet was young and alive, vibrant and accessible and free? Cory Doctorow does, and he knows what’s gone wrong?and he sees a way forward. This is a magnificent book – James Gleick, author of Chaos and The InformationWith his hallmark clarity and energy, Cory Doctorow lays out how tech monopolies innovated ways to disregard, abuse, and suck dry their users. We must heed Doctorow’s no-bullshit account of how to fight back – Jathan Sadowski, author of The Mechanic and the LudditeEnshittification explains the exploitation that changed the internet and our lives. Doctorow gave us the word to describe how these companies immiserate humanity on a planetary scale * Edward Snowden *The steady decline of the technology you use every day isn’t just in your imagination-and in Enshittification, Cory Doctorow explains how we got here. Witty, incisive, and urgently relevant, this book reveals how we can reclaim our digital lives from the forces that have degraded them. – Molly White, editor of Web3 Is Going Just Great and Citation Needed

Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently THE INTERNET CON, CHOKEHOLD CAPITALISM, and HOW TO DESTROY SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and conspiracy; IN REAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. He is also the author of numerous novels and YA titles, most recently. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is a MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate, is a Visiting Professor of Computer Science at Open University, a Visiting Professor of Practice at the University of North Carolina’s School of Library and Information Science and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group.