How the “enshittification” cycle, in which platforms first are good to users and business customers before abusing them, has infected TikTok, Amazon, and others (Cory Doctorow/Pluralistic)

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
How the “enshittification” cycle, in which platforms first are good to users and business customers before abusing them, has infected TikTok, Amazon, and others  —  Today’s links  — Tiktok’s enshittification: The company manually allocates surplus to creators, and they can take it away again, too.