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There's a word for that: enshittification
the word is actually “capitalism.” it’s baked into its dna.
What they were doing before this was also capitalism.
Stop treating whatever happens as the only possible thing that could have happened.
What they were doing before regulation prevented them from doing so was also capitalism, things like child labor, unsafe workplaces, company towns, violent strike breaking, war profiteering,...
This is not new, this is what always happens if you leave capitalism to decide what will happen. The only time it doesn't is when heavy regulation prevents it and then capitalism tries its best to bribe politicians, spew propaganda, seek legal loopholes and attempt regulatory capture.
And we got rid of most of that without ending capitalism. Weird, huh? It's almost like one word that means 'having money makes money' can't encapsulate all the evils of a society.