Yes, a modern version of this (though tech does the lion’s share of it now):
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/creating-a-culture-of-denunciation/
To a large degree females performed as the eyes and ears of government when they entered the previous male places of work, suddenly factories, plants, construction, the military, corporate life all had stasi employees in the workforce and the government was notified for violations of new rules, regulations, and laws, and lawyers and lawsuits became a part of life for employers.
Americans had to start adapting to walking on eggshells and daily facing government lawyers and contingency fee lawyers about 55 years ago or so, and trust and productivity have suffered ever since.