Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)

It’s Been A Minute | Oct 20, 2025

Do you ever feel like the internet just doesn't work as well as it used to?

Or maybe you wish you could go back to the old internet? Where your search queries actually served you what you wanted, and your feeds weren't overrun by ads? Well, it's not just you - the internet IS getting worse, and platforms are getting harder to leave. But how did we get here? Journalist and tech activist Cory Doctorow joins Brittany to lay out why in his new book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It.

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