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Program: 'Enshittification' and social media for academics

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Universities and higher education institutions often encourage their academics to get on social media and promote their work.

But could a process called 'enshittification' be making this a waste of time?

Guest: Professor Inger Mewburn, Director of Researcher Development at the Australian National University, author of The Thesis Whisperer blog. 

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Are academics wasting their time trying to get their work out there on social media?

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