Anil DashMar 1
Apple is adding video support to its podcasting apps — that’s great. But the way it’s doing so might jeopardize the openness that’s kept podcasting from getting enshittified like every other form of media. It’s not too late for them to fix this. https://anildash.com/2026/02/28/apple-video-podcast-power/
Why Apple’s move to video could endanger podcasting's greatest power

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Show threadElf BurgermanMar 1
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The addition of moving images of talking heads to radio programmes on the internet was the first step in their enshittification.
Show threadAnil DashMar 1
@elfburgerman then I don’t think you understand the economic and political definition of the term.
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I do, but I also detest that talking heads were added to what used to be perfectly good audio programmes. And without that change, Apple probably wouldn't be adding video support to its podcasting apps...
Mar 1 at 6:47pmWeb
Show threadElf BurgermanMar 2
@anildash
On a related note: it made me sad when BBC Radio started producing YouTube videos, thinking it had to... The attachment economy is fooling too many of us into thinking enshittification is not a choice but the only way forward for our culture and society.
Show threadElf BurgermanMar 4
Call for all podcasters:
If you need to use a video platform, please let the image you use be a still of a text that suggests viewers keep their eyes on the road, or on something useful to do with their hands, for instance, the dishes...