anti-consumer
adjective
an·ti-con·sum·er
ˌan-tē-kən-ˈsü-mər 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: not favorable to consumers : improperly favoring the interests of businesses over the interests of consumers
anti-consumer practices
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Even those who might play mostly digital recognize the anti-consumer nature of the change, which doesn’t benefit players in the least and is only upside for Sony (well, minus the reputational blow).
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Wall Street Journal, Fox, and the New York Post have steadily aired accusations of anticompetitive, anti-consumer tactics.
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Lachlan Cartwright,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
Yet the subject of AI draws a fierce social media backlash, as both gamers and some developers decry the use of such tools as inauthentic and anti-consumer.
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Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
This is a critical first step to scrapping burdensome, anti-consumer regulations.
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Steve Pociask,
Boston Herald,
12 July 2025
State-level protections, however, haven’t prevented cable and satellite TV companies from pushing a menu of anti-consumer policies nationally.
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Dell Cameron,
WIRED,
25 Apr. 2024
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.
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Jon Brodkin,
Ars Technica,
3 Apr. 2024
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The Wall Street Journal, Fox, and the New York Post have steadily aired accusations of anticompetitive, anti-consumer tactics.
—
Lachlan Cartwright,
Vanity Fair,
5 May 2026
Yet the subject of AI draws a fierce social media backlash, as both gamers and some developers decry the use of such tools as inauthentic and anti-consumer.
—
Cecilia Hult,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
This is a critical first step to scrapping burdensome, anti-consumer regulations.
—
Steve Pociask,
Boston Herald,
12 July 2025
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
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
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“Anti-consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-consumer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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