How Big Tech's Optimization is Degrading Internet Quality and User Experience
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Summary
The article critiques the deterioration of internet quality due to Big Tech's influence, particularly focusing on how AI-generated content, SEO manipulation, and platform optimization have degraded search results and user experience. Using personal anecdotes about unreliable Google searches and the need for physical reference books, the author argues that tech companies prioritize engagement and advertising over genuine utility. The piece serves as a review and analysis of Cory Doctorow's new book, which diagnoses these systemic issues while offering some solutions.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen I Google synonyms for a word, I can no longer trust that the results I get will be accurate or useful
Instead, some weird AI-generated gunk is likely to come up, or a 'spo'
Cory Doctorow's new book is an insightful diagnosis of how Big Tech is making every app and website worse
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