{"product_id":"enshittification-why-everything-suddenly-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it-cory-doctorow","title":"Enshittification : Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About it – Cory Doctorow","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnshittification : Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About it – Cory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharp critique of the digital infrastructures that increasingly shape how we live, work, and participate in public life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEnshittification\u003c\/i\u003e, leading technology critic and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Con\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e examines the forces behind the steady decline of many of the digital platforms that underpin everyday life. Far from being a technical failure, \"enshittification\" describes a deliberate process through which platforms attract users, draw in businesses, and ultimately prioritise profit at the expense of both. From social media networks to online marketplaces, services that once promised openness and connection have become increasingly restrictive, extractive, and difficult to navigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFor readers interested in architecture, urbanism, and the politics of infrastructure, Doctorow's analysis offers valuable insights into the design of contemporary digital environments and the monopolistic systems that govern them. Drawing parallels between online platforms and the privatisation of public space, he argues for greater accountability, stronger regulation, interoperability, workers' rights, and a renewed commitment to the commons. Both diagnosis and call to action, \u003ci\u003eEnshittification\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to reconsider how the infrastructures that organise modern life might be redesigned in the public interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eCory Doctorow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; color: #333333; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\"\u003e9781836743750\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication date: \u003c\/b\u003eSeptember 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cory Doctorow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58402636661119,"sku":"9781836743750","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/7797\/7910\/files\/Enshittification.jpg?v=1789059542","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.rias.org.uk\/products\/enshittification-why-everything-suddenly-got-worse-and-what-to-do-about-it-cory-doctorow","provider":"RIAS Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}