Between slop and enshittification, 2025 saw the internet implode

It’s pitch black outside, long past the time you should have gone to sleep, but the world inside your phone is bright as day. Peak scrolling hours. Hit the Instagram logo: the feed is filled with auto-playing videos from people and brands you’ve never heard of. Switch to TikTok: the app is awash with AI-generated videos of cats making sushi, Union Jack fetishism, and “<ahellip;

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