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These days, conducting an online search often requires sifting through an AI summary, sponsored results and more, before getting to website links. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term "en****tification," shares why he believes search has gotten worse. 0:00 — Why Online Search Feels Harder—and a Show Update 2:47 — Cory Doctorow Defines “En****tification” 4:09 — How Platforms Lock In Users and Extract Value 6:25 — Inside Google’s Debate Over Search and Revenue 10:52 — How Google Became the Internet’s Main Gateway 12:40 — SEO Slop, AI Summaries and Unreliable Answers 15:18 — Can Alternative Search Engines Do Better? 18:09 — Why Consumer Choice Alone Cannot Fix Search 21:38 — Google’s Defense—and the Monopoly Question 26:25 — Practical Alternatives Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #news #internet #internetculture

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