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Australian dictionary picks 'enshittification' as word of the year

Australia's Macquarie Dictionary has chosen "enshittification" as the word of 2024, reflecting dissatisfaction with declining digital services.
The committee stated that this word "captures what many of us feel is happening to the world" today.
Writer Cory Doctorow noted that everyone "has a stake in disenshittification," highlighting the need to reverse negative trends online.

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independentaustralia.net

5 Top enshittification picks for 2024

Managing editor Michelle Pini sums up top examples of Macquarie Dictionary's defining new Word of the Year 2024: enshittification.

4 months ago

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River Front Times

Australia’s Word of the Year: Enshittification

The state of the internet can generally be summed up with one recently coined word that perfectly captures the current vibe. Meet your new favorite term to describe why your favorite things keep getting worse: enshittification.

4 months ago·St. Louis, United States

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Tech Spot

The rise of enshittification: officially the word of the year

Enshittification is defined as the gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online...

4 months ago

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Newsweek

What Is "enshittification," Australia's word of the year?

The term refers to how platforms deteriorate by prioritizing profits over user and customer needs, ultimately making the internet less user-friendly.

4 months ago·United States

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HuffPost

Australian Dictionary Chooses 'Enshittification' As The Word Of The Year

"We’re all living through the enshittocene" said tech critic Cory Doctorow, "in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit."

4 months ago·United States

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