The Underworld Podcast
Digital Hucksters, Crypto Scams and the Internet’s “Enshittification” with Cory Doctorow
19 Mar 2024
From Ponzi schemes to shitcoins, phishing scams and Nigerian princes, we’re living in a golden age of online crime. But hasn’t it always been this way? Cory Doctorow’s latest novel “The Bezzle” dives into some of these recesses, and America’s prison-industrial complex—all part of something he’s dubbed the “enshittification” of the World Wide Web Get 20% off and free shipping with the code Underworld at Manscaped.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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