How the internet became enshittified – and how we might be able to deshittify it

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Enshittified can be an offensive term. However, it is widely applied in the tech world to explain how the internet has transposed into a colossal surveillance apparatus capable of tracking our most private behaviours and producing powerless, compliant consumers.

Learning outcomes:

• Describe the transformation of internet.
• Describe the reasons for the transformation of the internet.
• Describe how the internet transformation can affect consumer awareness and choice.
• Develop empowering strategies to avoid entrapment within the internet.