# Event Details - **Event Name**: ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Cory Doctorow joins Foyles at St James's Piccadilly to celebrate the paperback release of his bestselling book 'enshittification'.About this Event"Enshittification" is Doctorow's word to describe the decay of online platforms. It captures the feeling of a world that is ever worsening.Enshittification is not a technical glitch. It is a technique that every platform - from X to TikTok, Amazon to Apple, has adopted. First they lure users onto their platforms, then attract businesses who might profit from this newly formed public, and then finally squeeze both for their own profit. Tech giants lure users in with convenience and then degrade their services over time, draining profit at the cost of user experience. In the meantime our public squares have turned somewhere between the mall and a dumpster fire, that is unfit to deal with the problems of our times.What is to be done? Like a surgeon, Doctorow sets out the symptoms, the diagnosis and the cure to these metastasizing platforms. We need to question the monopolies that dominate so much of our online lives, we must demand regulation and our privacy back, allow for interoperability, and win tech workers' rights.Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books. He writes nonfiction policy books such as The Internet Con and Chokepoint Capitalism, as well as science fiction for adults – Red Team Blues and The Lost Cause – and for young adults – Little Brother. He has been inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and has been honored with the Arthur C. Clarke Imagination in Service to Society Award and the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. He was made an honorary Doctor of Laws by York University and an Honorary Doctor of Com-puter Science by the Open University. For a quarter century, he has been an activist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He co-founded the UK Open Rights Group and holds visiting appointments at the Open University, MIT, Cornell, and the University of North Carolina. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Burbank, California.Riley Quinn is the showrunner and senior vision executive of the Trashfuture podcast. He is also the cohost of the No Gods, No Mayors podcast, and is a former cohost of the beloved (but departed) Bottlemen podcast.Tickets: £15 General Admission / £12 Foyalty Member / £20 Book and Ticket, inc. a copy of Enshittification (RRP £10.99)Venue: St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LL*Please note that the St James's Piccadilly is fully accessible - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/enshittification-cory-doctorow-in-conversation-with-riley-quinn/100001991905222140 - **Event Categories**: science-fair, art, literary-art, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: St James's Piccadilly - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12, max: 20, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: St James's Piccadilly - **lat**: 51.508607 - **long**: -0.1369234 - **full address**: St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/ff042e9a5824d88b880349b1994b571d62816008f680a9bfdbdde1627de76ffc-rimg-w1200-h629-dc1a1816-gmir.jpg?v=1783361182 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn being held? - **A:** ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn takes place on Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at St James's Piccadilly, 197 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn? - **A:** ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn is organized by Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** ENSHITTIFICATION: Cory Doctorow in Conversation with Riley Quinn is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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