By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026What's driving this technocarcinization? Well, the obvious answer is that the more Facebooklike a company becomes, the more ways there are for it to rip you off. 24/ 1161
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026Surveillance can be monetized by selling your data, by ad targeting, and by surveillance-based pricing and wage-suppression: pluralistic.net/2026/01/21/c... 25/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Google’s AI pricing plan (21 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1132
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/07/2026Control lets platforms block competing products, extract massive junk fees to the businesses they connect you to, and control repair and end-of-life, forcing you to replace hardware by blocking parts and independent service: pluralistic.net/2026/01/10/m... 26/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Predistribution vs redistribution (Big Tech edition) (10 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1151