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Don't punish the publishers for this. They don't manage those aspects themselves, and haven't in a long time.

A couple of publishers do have stakes in those services (ex: Hearst, via https://www.cds-global.com/). At least in North America.

And for what it's worth—auto-renewal is standard and has been for a long time, like with most subscription/monthly services. I don't take that as a "fuck you" as you put it. Alternatively—a lot of people would be just as pissed off if their subscription automatically ended while they're waiting for their next issue.

Anyway I'm not sure I'm clear on why this means they should work for free?