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> another piece of user hostile code that doesn’t help their business.

That's entirely their problem. Compliance with the law wouldn't require user-hostile "code" (I think you meant UI) if the business model wasn't user-hostile in the first place. It wouldn't hurt their business if their business was reasonable.

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If the business is user-hostile then why do the users use these services instead of paying for services that aren't "user-hostile"?

True. Users prefer "free" services. I can imagine that some do prefer paid services, but the majority expects things on the Internet to fall from the sky.

That said, I think your point doesn't prove those businesses good to have.

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