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Why the internet suddenly got worse and what to do about it.

Join leading tech critic Cory Doctorow and veteran journalist Kara Swisher as they explore “enshittification” - the process by which digital platforms gradually get worse over time (and word of the year in the UK, US, and Australia). Hailed as “one of the Internet's most interesting writers,” Doctorow argues that enshittification isn't just a technical glitch, but a deliberate technique that every platform from Facebook to TikTok uses to squeeze users and businesses for profit. Like a surgeon, Doctorow sets out the symptoms, the diagnosis, and the cure to these metastasizing platforms, ensuring Enshittification will be the most talked about tech book - and word - of the year.

This event is a co-presentation with Chicago Humanities.

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