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Well, what do you suggest?
Rent seeking. It's called rent seeking, and there is nothing new about it.
But rent seeking sounds too.... clean. It's almost an euphemism. Because in the end, the result is that for a whole lot of people, the experience of using the services goes to shit.
Edit: I just googled it and yeah, you're exactly right. Interesting!