Corporate greed: Difference between revisions
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#Purposefully decreasing the quality of some products to save money and/or to encourage consumers to buy newer & more powerful items to replace the older ones. (Also known as "Planned Obsolescence") | #Purposefully decreasing the quality of some products to save money and/or to encourage consumers to buy newer & more powerful items to replace the older ones. (Also known as "Planned Obsolescence") | ||
#Decreasing the average wages of some or all types of employees. | #Decreasing the average wages of some or all types of employees. | ||
#Retroactively restricting access to features on items that you've already bought/paid for to push you | #Retroactively restricting access to features on items that you've already bought/paid for to push you into giving more money to use previously freely accessible features (more commonly known as a paywall or digital lock). | ||
#Implementation of false advertising or Bait & switch tactics in a company's commercials to bring in more customers.{{Citation needed|date=January 19, 2026|reason=Citation is needed for all 6 tactics listed above & to the left.}} | #Implementation of false advertising or Bait & switch tactics in a company's commercials to bring in more customers.{{Citation needed|date=January 19, 2026|reason=Citation is needed for all 6 tactics listed above & to the left.}} | ||