my (admittedly obscure and misleading, I see now) reference to SC was because it sets the precedent, normalizes, and pushes for this sort of solutionism. governments, whether corrupt or just gullible, have been following along and entrenching the duopoly with solutionism that displaces working and accessible services. it's maddening.
when schools started adopting google for ad-ucation tools, it was not because they wanted to make kids dependent for life, it was because google sold them an illusion that it would be great for the students and for the schools. it is a kind of corruption, but it's not necessarily the kind in which the powers that be take a side payment or a luxury trip; it can get honest decision-makers to embrace horrible systems whose downsides only become apparent when it's too late