1. The term 'Enshittification' describes the process where a useful internet service becomes corrupted by commercialisation; 2. Google is accused of skewing searches to favor advertisers, leading to more irrelevant search results; 3. The author suggests that regulators should create an 'Enshittification Index' to monitor the transformation of internet consumer companies.
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