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Why ‘the internet is getting worse’ from digital activist, Cory Doctorow

Why ‘the internet is getting worse’ from digital activist, Cory Doctorow

Update: 2025-10-17
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It by digital activist Cory Doctorow is now out in hardback.


In his new book, Cory explains why the internet is getting worse - and who is behind it.


The Standard’s Will Rogers-Coltman sat down with Cory to dig a bit deeper.


Will joins us on the podcast to tell us what Enshittification is, and why Cory thinks AI is heading for a “ghastly crash”.


Also in this episode:


  • A ‘game-changing’ HIV prevention jab will be offered in England and Wales


  • Around 300,000 military veterans are now able to download their digital ID cards


  • The five plants to protect your home from flood damage, according to Defra


  • OpenAI pauses Sora video generations of Dr Martin Luther King Jr


  • 'Growing evidence that students achieve higher grades when using AI to study'- Pearson


  • The number of bees at risk of extinction in Europe

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Why ‘the internet is getting worse’ from digital activist, Cory Doctorow

Why ‘the internet is getting worse’ from digital activist, Cory Doctorow