: not favorable to consumers : improperly favoring the interests of businesses over the interests of consumers
anti-consumer practices
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Democrats should recall last Nov. 5 the national electorate rejected such anti-consumer policies.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
But just as this goal is now within reach, the FCC is pumping the brakes with this entirely counterproductive, unnecessary, and anti-consumer regulatory distraction.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
State-level protections, however, haven’t prevented cable and satellite TV companies from pushing a menu of anti-consumer policies nationally.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
But just as this goal is now within reach, the FCC is pumping the brakes with this entirely counterproductive, unnecessary, and anti-consumer regulatory distraction.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
State-level protections, however, haven’t prevented cable and satellite TV companies from pushing a menu of anti-consumer policies nationally.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-consumer. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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