Unsure about all countries, but the UK took spelling out of the curriculum in the late 1960's. My mother tells me.
You now have children like my nephews leaving school unable to spell.
They use text talk instead. Abbreviated language.

Yes that is by design and in no way any kind of accident.

With regards the news that seems to now be copy and paste via Reuters. Again all by design. Feed the narrative and own the script.

I have no idea how we get out of the corporate for greed for profit model at any cost. We need to but I see no answer how.

If you can poison food then sell the medicine someone will.

What was that William Shakespeare quote again? "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."