the ecosystem of adtech and martech products and services that enable bad actors to generate revenue for their fake news and disinformation operations; first coined by Nandini Jammi in October 2021.
"While Facebook pushes users towards the most inflammatory content on the web, there’s an entire ecosystem of advertising platforms you’ve likely never heard of that converts all that traffic into a virtually unlimited supply of ad dollars.
We call it the disinformation economy." — Check My Ads newsletter BRANDED, October 27, 2021
We call it the disinformation economy." — Check My Ads newsletter BRANDED, October 27, 2021
by newsguardian May 20, 2024
the ecosystem of adtech and martech products and services that enable bad actors to generate revenue for their fake news and disinformation operations; first coined by Nandini Jammi in 2021.
"While Facebook pushes users towards the most inflammatory content on the web, there’s an entire ecosystem of advertising platforms you’ve likely never heard of that converts all that traffic into a virtually unlimited supply of ad dollars.
We call it the disinformation economy."
We call it the disinformation economy."
by newsguardian May 20, 2024
P1: yo, you heard about angry birds economy?
P2: nah, what's this?
P1: this is a bot with angry birds related economy
P2: cool, imma invite this bot to my server and check it out
P2: nah, what's this?
P1: this is a bot with angry birds related economy
P2: cool, imma invite this bot to my server and check it out
by GravyZet February 11, 2021
by Bigmanmave September 06, 2023
Coined by Ed Zitron:
The rot economy is a growth-at-all-costs economy. The only thing that matters is growth of revenue, which comes from showing a never ending vomit stream of ads, rewarding managerial malpractice, and pleasing shareholders. Also see: enshittification
The rot economy is a growth-at-all-costs economy. The only thing that matters is growth of revenue, which comes from showing a never ending vomit stream of ads, rewarding managerial malpractice, and pleasing shareholders. Also see: enshittification
Ever wonder why Google results are getting worse, or why you aren't seeing your friends on Instagram? It's all because of the growth-at-all-costs economy that's swallowed the tech industry, where the user experience takes a back seat to monetizing every interaction with the platforms you used to love. - episode synopsis for “The Rot Economy,” from the Better Offline podcast
by Sickomonster January 21, 2025
By submitting my email address to urban dictionary, I will be adding to the personal information economy
by Siya Africa! April 02, 2010
by EDR-bookOfLife November 23, 2021