A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet
Cory Doctorow
39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3): Power Cycles · Day 2 · Saal One
In his compelling 39C3 talk, "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet," long-time Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) activist Cory Doctorow delivers a powerful indictment of modern digital platforms and the legal frameworks that underpin their monopolistic control. Doctorow, known for coining the term **"enshittification"** to describe the inevitable decay of online platforms as they extract value from users and producers, argues that the root cause lies in the "war on general-purpose computing." This war, waged through **anti-circumvention laws**, has systematically eroded technological self-determination and stifled genuine competition.