"undermining" meaning in English

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          "text": "The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…] \"share the things you love with the world\" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.",
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