Starbucks is No Longer "America's Bathroom." It Never Should Have Been.

Dunno about Starbucks specifically; but many fastfood places near me keep the bathroom doors locked.

You've gotta ask for the key which usually comes on a big ass stick/keyring/keyfob thing to make it really hard to forget or walk out of the store with it.

Some even have electronic locks with a button behind the counter. They 'buzz' you into the bathroom like a damn security checkpoint.

They certainly aren't paid to care

Nope they sure won't. Even if you have to ask for a coffee they'll just tell it to you so they can move on with their day

I’ve seen places where you are given a QR code in your receipt to open the toilets

I thought that too after only having seen the title. However, reading the article they make a good point that there should be public toilets that aren't run by corporations, that the government, state etc should provide them.

I think this is a good point.