Thanks for posting this. I’ve added a few to my list.

The first culture novel is Consider Phlebas.

Start with that.

The whole story and explanation stretches credulity a lot, however I would say that the pace picks up and the backstory develops significantly in the second season (if they stick to the books)

Websites are not sliding puzzle games. Stop randomly floating bits over text. It sucks on mobile too.

Enshitification