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> I always assumed 'exploitation' meant forcing people to do things they didn't want to do.

From https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exploita...

exploitation noun [U] (UNFAIR TREATMENT)

the act of using someone or something unfairly for your own advantage:

exploitation of Marx wrote about the exploitation of the workers.

We want to put a stop to the exploitation of children by adults.

The exploitation of fear is an effective means of manipulation.

These people are the victims of reality TV exploitation.