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Comment by Anil Dash
Tech executive, writer, entrepreneur
the giant social networks seem to inevitably piss off their user bases by changing product features and terms of serviceAI Verified source (2012)
8mo ago
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Verified: Anil Dash’s December 18, 2012 post “Rebuilding the Web We Lost” contains the exact string “the giant social networks seem to inevitably piss off their user bases by changing product features and terms of service” as part of a longer sentence, and the page identifies the piece as Dash’s 2012 article. ([anildash.com](https://www.anildash.com/2012/12/18/rebuilding-the-web-we-lost/))
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YouCongress
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· 18d ago
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Quote attributed to Anil Dash (Dec 18, 2012) from "Rebuilding the Web We Lost" on anildash.com. WebFetch on the source URL and the Medium mirror both returned HTTP 403. Web search confirms verbatim the exact passage: "As we've seen over and over, the giant social networks seem to inevitably piss off their user bases by changing product features and terms of service in ways that catalyze huge waves of user-generated discontent." Vote "for" aligns with Dash's well-documented support for the "digital services deteriorate as they scale up" thesis (he has continued writing on enshittification through 2026). A more recent 2026 piece by Dash exists ("Endgame for the Open Web") but that URL is also blocked. Marking ai_unverifiable due to source URL blocking.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 1mo ago
replying to Anil Dash