Monopoly Power

BT and failed privatised monopolies

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I have finally given up on BT. Not just personally, but professionally as well. My business is moving away from them, and after the last few weeks I genuinely cannot understand why anybody voluntarily stays with them unless inertia, exhaustion or fear of changing provider finally overwhelms the instinct for self-preservation. The final straw was … Read more

How Amazon Became the Ultimate Example of Enshittification

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Enshittification “Enshittification” is Cory Doctorow’s brutal but accurate term for the slow rot that takes hold of online platforms. The pattern is always the same: Each stage involves luring people in, monetising them, and once the monopoly is secure, squeezing every last drop out of the system. Amazon is the textbook case. What Amazon looks … Read more