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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything (www.ft.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything::The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's only illegal if you can't afford the fines. As businesses routinely prove, if your company is big enough they just budget for fines.

[–] ShunkW@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

HIPAA fines are massive for now. So the cost risk doesn't work for them yet. But I'm sure some politicians will find a way to make it just the cost of doing business soon.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

The other option is "It's too expensive to go after them." See: Taxes.