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Dark pattern

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A {{Wplink|Dark pattern|dark pattern}} is a manipulative design practice that tricks or influences users into making decisions that may not align with their true preferences or interests. These techniques exploit cognitive biases and behavioral psychology to benefit businesses, often at the expense of user autonomy. Initially coined by user experience (UX) designer Harry Brignull in 2010, the concept has evolved into a significant focus of regulatory scrutiny and academic research.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Bringing Dark Patterns to Light |url=https://www.ftc.gov/reports/bringing-dark-patterns-light |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=Sep 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209033209/https://www.ftc.gov/reports/bringing-dark-patterns-light |archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Brignull |first1=Harry |last2=Leiser |first2=Mark |last3=Santos |first3=Cristiana |last4=Doshi |first4=Kosha |display-authors=2 |title=Dark Patterns: inside the interfaces designed to trick you |url=https://www.deceptive.design/ |website=Deceptive.Design |date=25 Apr 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260322200149/https://www.deceptive.design/ |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref>

The prevalence of dark patterns is remarkably widespread, and they represent a growing concern in digital interfaces. A 2019 study examining 11,000 e-commerce websites found approximately 10% employed deceptive practices,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimpanu |first=Catalin |title=Study of over 11,000 online stores finds 'dark patterns' on 1,254 sites |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/user-interface-dark-patterns-are-becoming-common-on-online-stores/ |website=ZDNET |date=11 Nov 2019 |access-date=8 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114035001/https://www.zdnet.com/article/user-interface-dark-patterns-are-becoming-common-on-online-stores/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> while a 2022 European Commission report indicated that 97% of popular apps used by EU consumers displayed them.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lupiáñez-Villanueva |first1=Francisco |last2=Boluda |first2=Alba |last3=Bogliacino |first3=Francesco |last4=Liva |first4=Giovanni |last5=Lechardoy |first5=Lucie |last6=Ballell |first6=Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras |display-authors=2 |title=Behavioural study on unfair commercial practices in the digital environment |url=https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/606365bc-d58b-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en |website=Publications Office of the EU |date=Apr 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260118190152/https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/606365bc-d58b-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en |archive-date=18 Jan 2026 |doi=10.2838/859030 |isbn=978-92-76-52316-1}}</ref>

==Definition and terminology==
The term ''dark patterns'' was originally defined by Harry Brignull as ''"design tricks that manipulate users into taking actions they didn't intend to".'' The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) describes them as ''"design practices that trick or manipulate users into making choices they would not otherwise have made and that may cause harm".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

There is ongoing discussion regarding the most appropriate terminology. Alternative labels include ''deceptive design'', ''manipulative UX'', ''coercive design'', or ''anti-patterns''. Some advocates argue for terms like ''deceptive patterns'' to more accurately describe the intentional nature of these designs and avoid potential racial connotations. Brignull himself has transitioned to using ''deceptive.design''.<ref name=":1" />

What distinguishes dark patterns from merely persuasive design is their exploitative nature – they are not about creating value for users but about benefiting the service provider through manipulation and deception.

==Common types and examples==
Research has identified numerous specific dark patterns, with one comprehensive study proposing a taxonomy comprising 68 distinct types. These manifest across various industries and digital contexts.<ref name=":3" />

===Obstruction patterns===
These designs make desired actions (like rejecting tracking) significantly more difficult than accepting alternatives. A classic example is the ''Roach Motel'' pattern, where signing up for a service is straightforward but cancellation is excessively difficult. The FTC highlighted this pattern in their case against ABCmouse, where cancellation was made "extremely difficult" despite promising "Easy Cancellation".<ref>{{Cite web |author=Keller and Heckman LLP |title=FTC Targets Negative Option Schemes in Two Multimillion Dollar Settlements |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a2def591-a71f-477d-8f39-55f9b40ec125 |website=Lexology |date=28 Sep 2020 |access-date=28 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114165251/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a2def591-a71f-477d-8f39-55f9b40ec125 |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>

===Interface interference===
This category includes designs that manipulate interface elements to steer user behavior. Misdirection focuses user attention on one element to obscure another critical detail. Disguised ads blend advertisements with genuine interface elements, like fake "Download" buttons on software websites.<ref name=":0" />

===Forced action===
These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. [[Forced account|Forced registration]] demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that [[Adobe]] violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=17 Jun 2024 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617162513/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling |archive-date=17 Jun 2024}}</ref>

===Sneaking and information hiding===
These practices involve concealing or obscuring material information from users. Hidden costs reveal unexpected fees only at checkout, a practice employed by ticketing platforms. Drip pricing advertises only part of a product's total price initially and then imposes other mandatory charges later.<ref name=":0" />

===Social proof and urgency===
These patterns exploit social influence and time pressure to manipulate decisions. False activity messages misrepresent site activity or product popularity. False scarcity creates pressure to buy immediately by claiming limited inventory. Baseless countdown timers display fake countdown clocks that reset when expired.

==Mind tricks and business incentives==
===Cognitive biases exploitation===
Dark patterns trick users by taking advantage of unconscious thoughts. For example, in [[Web cookie|cookie]] banners the "Accept All" option is the first option listed and uses a green background. People tend to choose the first option before considering others. Green is associated with good in design. In cookie banners, there is also a "Manage my choices" option that typically involves opting out of each data collection category or website one at a time. It is easier for users to accept all cookies than to decline them, due to using dark patterns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stroink-Skillrud |first=Donata |title=Your Cookie Consent Banner is (Probably) Not Compliant |url=https://mainwp.com/cookie-consent-banner-probably-not-compliant/ |website=MainWP |date=2 Feb 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216033732/https://mainwp.com/cookie-consent-banner-probably-not-compliant/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Keyser |first=Robert |date=2023-10-05 |title=Cookie Consent Dark Patterns: How to Identify and Fix Them |url=https://www.ethyca.com/news/all-about-dark-patterns |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Ethyca |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251212062415/https://www.ethyca.com/news/all-about-dark-patterns |archive-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref>

===Incentives and short-term gains===
''Editor note: This section is overly technical language and needs to be simplified, as well as include citations. It's also clearly made by AI/LLM.''

The persistence of dark patterns is driven by their effectiveness in achieving short-term business objectives like increased conversion rates. Additionally, the competitive landscape fosters copycat behavior, as companies mimic their rivals' strategies.

Research suggests these short-term gains often come with long-term consequences. Studies indicate that "once users feel manipulated, they don't just avoid your settings—they avoid your brand". The erosion of trust can have significant business implications.

==Legal and regulatory landscape==
===United States framework===
In the United States, regulation occurs primarily through existing consumer protection statutes. The FTC Act empowers the Federal Trade Commission to take action against "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce".<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Act |url=https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statutes/federal-trade-commission-act |website=Federal Trade Commission |date= |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260127043048/https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statutes/federal-trade-commission-act |archive-date=27 Jan 2026}}</ref>

In October 2024, the FTC amended its Negative Option Rule to include specific requirements for cancellation mechanisms, implementing a "Click-to-Cancel" provision.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |author= |title=Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=16 Oct 2024 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241017023655/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring |archive-date=17 Oct 2024}}</ref> The FTC later voted on 9 May 2025 to extend the original 14 May 2025 compliance deadline by sixty days.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Votes on Negative Option Rule Deadline |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-votes-negative-option-rule-deadline |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=9 May 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510094522/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-votes-negative-option-rule-deadline |archive-date=10 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Andrew N. |last2=Holyoak |first2=Melissa |last3=Meador |first3=Mark R. |title=Statement of the Commission Regarding the Negative Option Rule |url=https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/statement-commission-regarding-negative-option-rule |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=9 May 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510094652/https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/statement-commission-regarding-negative-option-rule |archive-date=10 May 2025}}</ref>

On 8 July 2025, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the entire 2024 change to the Negative Option Rule on procedural grounds in ''Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission''.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Click to Cancel Just Got Cancelled: Eighth Circuit Vacates Entirety of FTC’s Negative Option Rule |url=https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2025/2025-07-11-click-to-cancel-just-got-cancelled-eighth-circuit-vacates-entirety-of-ftcs-negative-option-rule |website=Cooley |date=11 Jul 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725091941/https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2025/2025-07-11-click-to-cancel-just-got-cancelled-eighth-circuit-vacates-entirety-of-ftcs-negative-option-rule |archive-date=25 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Conkle |first1=Brooke |last2=Cover |first2=Jason |last3=Capurso |first3=Chris |last4=Gess |first4=Taylor |last5=McCrory |first5=Carlin |display-authors=2 |title=Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Negative Option Rule for Procedural Violations |url=https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/07/eighth-circuit-vacates-ftcs-negative-option-rule-for-procedural-violations/ |website=Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor |date=10 Jul 2024
|access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719115748/https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/07/eighth-circuit-vacates-ftcs-negative-option-rule-for-procedural-violations/ |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref> Despite the legal setback, the FTC carried out findings against [[Match.com]], [[Chegg|Chegg Inc.]], [[Cleo AI]] and [[Amazon]] based on the [[Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act]] (ROSCA) and Section 5 of the FTC Act.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goodrich |first1=Brian J. |last2=Genn |first2=Benjamin |last3=Cornelius |first3=Ceijenia J. |display-authors=2 |title=FTC Steps Up Subscription Enforcement After "Click to Cancel" Rule Struck Down |url=https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/09/ftc-steps-up-subscription-enforcement-after-click-to-cancel-rule |website=Holland & Knight |date=25 Sep 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926172425/https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/09/ftc-steps-up-subscription-enforcement-after-click-to-cancel-rule |archive-date=26 Sep 2025}}</ref>

On 30 January 2026, the FTC indicated renewed interest in updating the Negative Option Rule by submitting a draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Submits Draft ANPRM Related to Negative Option Plans to OMB for Review |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-submits-draft-anprm-related-negative-option-plans-omb-review |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=30 Jan 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131094626/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-submits-draft-anprm-related-negative-option-plans-omb-review |archive-date=31 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=U.S. FTC Signals Renewed Interest in “Click-to-Cancel” Rulemaking |url=https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2026/02/us-ftc-signals-renewed-interest-in-click-to-cancel-rulemaking |website=Sidley |date=9 Feb 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260322231433/https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2026/02/us-ftc-signals-renewed-interest-in-click-to-cancel-rulemaking |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref> It was opened to public comment on 11 Mar 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Seeks Public Comment in Response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Negative Option Marketing Practices |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-seeks-public-comment-response-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-regarding-negative-option |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=11 Mar 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260311190304/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-seeks-public-comment-response-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-regarding-negative-option |archive-date=11 Mar 2026}}</ref>


===European Union's approach===
The European approach combines general consumer protection laws with data privacy-specific regulations. While the [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) doesn't explicitly mention dark patterns, its requirements for valid consent effectively prohibit many deceptive designs.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |author= |title=Guidelines on Dark Patterns in Social Media Platform Interfaces |url=https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/guidelines/guidelines-032022-deceptive-design-patterns-social-media_en |website=European Data Protection Board |date=14 Feb 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226175323/https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/guidelines/guidelines-032022-deceptive-design-patterns-social-media_en |archive-date=26 Feb 2023}}</ref>

The [[Digital Services Act]] (DSA) and [[Digital Markets Act]] (DMA) further address dark patterns by prohibiting practices that "deceive or manipulate" users.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |author=
|title=Digital Services Act |url=https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act |website=European Commission |date= |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216033823/https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref>

===Enforcement cases and penalties===
Recent years have seen significant enforcement actions:
*[[Epic Games]] paid $245 million to settle charges related to deceptive patterns in [[Fortnite]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |author= |title=Epic Games to Pay $245 Million |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=19 Dec 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219203844/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations |archive-date=19 Dec 2022}}</ref>
*[[Noom]] paid $62 million to settle charges regarding deceptive subscription practices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Ayumi |title=Noom to Pay $62M to Customers Forced Into Renewals They Didn’t Want |url=https://www.newsweek.com/noom-pay-62m-customers-forced-renewals-they-didnt-want-1679045 |website=Newsweek |date=14 Feb 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214194149/https://www.newsweek.com/noom-pay-62m-customers-forced-renewals-they-didnt-want-1679045 |archive-date=14 Feb 2022}}</ref>

*[[TikTok]] received a €345 million fine for failing to protect children's data through manipulative consent practices.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Irish Data Protection Commission announces €345 million fine of TikTok |url=https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/DPC-announces-345-million-euro-fine-of-TikTok |website=Data Protection Commission |date=15 Sep 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201165638/https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/DPC-announces-345-million-euro-fine-of-TikTok |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref>

==Impact on consumers and businesses==
''Editor note: This entire section reads as LLM.''
===Consumer harms===
Dark patterns create multiple forms of harm for consumers, ranging from financial losses to privacy violations and emotional distress. Privacy harms occur when users are manipulated into sharing more personal data than they intended. Emotional and psychological harms include frustration, stress, and feelings of betrayal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":11" />

Vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected. "People with low digital literacy, cognitive impairments, or disabilities often struggle to recognize manipulative designs."

===Business implications===
While dark patterns may deliver short-term benefits, they often create long-term risks for businesses. The erosion of consumer trust can have lasting negative impacts on customer retention and brand reputation. Businesses also face increasing regulatory risks as enforcement actions become more common and severe.<ref name=":0" />

==Detection, avoidance and mitigation==
''Editor note: This entire section reads as LLM.''
===Technical detection and tools===
Efforts to automatically detect dark patterns are evolving but face significant challenges. A comprehensive study found that existing tools could only identify 31 of 68 identified dark pattern types, a coverage rate of just 45.5%.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Meng |last2=Wang |first2=Xiang |last3=Nei |first3=Liming |last4=Li |first4=Chenglin |last5=Liu |first5=Yang |last6=Zhao |first6=Yangyang |last7=Xue |first7=Lei |last8=Kabir Sulaiman |first8=Said |date=2024-12-12 |title=[2412.09147] A Comprehensive Study on Dark Patterns |url=https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09147 |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=arXiv |doi=10.48550/arXiv.2412.09147 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251109221611/https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2412.09147 |archive-date=9 Nov 2025}}</ref> The study proposed a Dark Pattern Analysis Framework (DPAF) to address existing gaps.

===Ethical design alternatives===
Companies can implement ethical alternatives that respect user autonomy. They should provide a balanced choice architecture where users can decline as easily as they accept represents an ethical approach for obstruction patterns. Designers should implement neutral default settings that don't assume consent.<ref name=":2" />

Transparency and clear communication are essential. Companies should provide honest explanations of data practices and costs in clear, understandable language.

===Consumer protection and advocacy===
Consumer education plays a crucial role. Initiatives like the Dark Patterns Tip Line allow users to report deceptive designs they encounter. Advocacy organizations provide resources to help identify and avoid dark patterns.<ref name=":1" />

==Further reading==
*[[Artificial intelligence]]

==Gallery==
Examples of dark patterns, with notes.
<gallery style="text-align:left" widths=250px>
File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png|alt=An example of MyCarly.com manipulating the user by minimizing the appearance of the "More" option while emphasizing only the "Accept" button.|An example of manipulating the user by minimizing the noticeability of the "More" option while emphasizing only the "Accept" button.
File:MyCarly website cookies 1.png|alt=Diving deeper shows Marketing enabled by default and using a color to match the font text. The "Deny" option is dark text and uses a light-gray color border that is both harder to see and generally associated with denial of action.|Diving deeper shows Marketing enabled by default and using a color to match the font text. The "Deny" option is dark text and uses a light-gray color border that is both harder to see and generally associated with denial of action.
File:MyCarly website cookies 2.png|alt=Mixpanel is labeled as "essential", but hidden within the collapsed section is an explanation that it's a tracker. MyCarly may genuinely consider it necessary, but a tracker is still a tracker. Google Tag Manager is also enabled by default, with the same issue as the previous image.|Mixpanel is labeled as "essential", but hidden within the collapsed section is an explanation that it's a tracker. MyCarly may genuinely consider it necessary, but a tracker is still a tracker. Google Tag Manager is also enabled by default, with the same issue as the previous image.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Anti-consumer practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]

Projects:Archive everything

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Sojourna: /* The list */ Update status for Dark pattern. If I have to search down bad FTC source links again, it'll be too soon.

This project aims to get as many reference links as possible on the wiki switched over to archival links, instead of live links.

== The need to fight link rot ==
Everywhere on the internet, you get link rot - where linked pages either get taken offline, or changed, and the link is no longer useful for its original purpose. Link rot is a doubly serious issue for the Consumer Rights Wiki, as fairly substantial points of fact about companies or incidents may hang on our references, which will often point to a company's own website. The best available way to counter link rot is through archival, and this page serves as a hub for making sure every wiki article has its references archived.

Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.

Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.

== What you need to do ==
The best possible option is to archive a site in as many places as possible, but any archival link is much better than none at all.

The '''minimum''' correct formatting for an archived citation requires the title, url, archive-url, and archive-date fields and will look something like this:

<code><nowiki><ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250923061946/https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-date=23 Sep 2025}}</ref></nowiki></code>

The full list of possible additional fields can be found here: {{Wplink|Template:Cite web}}. All you need to do is archive the relevant un-archived webpage (or find an archived copy closer to the date the reference initially accessed it), and then update the reference with the archival link.

This can either be done through the source editor (in which case citations will look like the text block above) or through the visual editor's citation tool (this can be found by clicking Insert -> More... -> Citation, or pressing crtl+shift+k).

=== Archival services ===
* [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive] – Primary, most popular archival service, sometimes throttles/blocks VPN IPs. Upload video files and/or screenshots [https://archive.org/upload here] of content that cannot be archived via wayback machine (e.g. Twitter videos downloaded with yt-dlp).
* [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service.
* [https://megalodon.jp/ Megalodon] – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
* [https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube] – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
* [[Special:Upload|Consumer Rights Wiki]] – Upload screenshots of pages for direct quoting or if an archival service cannot get past something like a registration-wall. Do not upload more of an article than is necessary for supporting the citation.

'''Archive.today has been deprecated.''' This is because they weaponised their site's visitors to [[wikipedia:Denial-of-service_attack#Distributed_DoS|DDOS]] some guy's blogs for bizarre internet argument reasons (which calls into question the reliability of the maintainer and site, and the ethics of using it), and it's also been alleged that they have tampered with archive pages, which hurts our ability to rely on the site as an archive which can be used to actually verify things and support the claims made in articles.

As archive.today is run by one person who has now brought a lot of scrutiny onto themselves through their actions, there's also a very real risk that they just take the site down, so where practical it would be sensible to migrate links archived using archive.today to an alternate archiving service.

The result of the Wikipedia community's discussion on this matter can be found {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archive.is_RFC_5|here}}.

For guidance on replacing Archive.today links, see {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance|here}}.

===Alternative frontends & mirrors===
The following is a list of services that expose more lightweight, HTML-based, and ultimately more archive-friendly user interfaces of popular sites. '''They are not archival services in and of themselves.''' Some instances may have captchas that end up blocking certain archival services, try several.

* [https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances Nitter]: Allows for viewing Twitter/X replies without login and therefore only way to archive replies. The best way to cite Twitter/X references.
* [https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md Redlib]: Lightweight like old.reddit, good for getting around 18+/nsfw gates that archival services cannot pass (some subreddits flag all posts as nsfw regardless of content).

==The list==
Below is a manually updated table of (hopefully) all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references.

Pages that are missing a references section or have an empty references section are listed as "N/A" as they either do not have links that need archiving, or if they do then those links need to be correctly moved to the references section and/or the page completed/cleaned/reformatted before adding archived links, which is beyond the scope of this project (See [[:Category:Articles in need of additional work]]). This may change if references are properly added to these pages in the future.

Last updated on 2026/03/21
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Page Name!!References Archived?!!Archived By
|-
|[[1Password]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[3B CPAP Devices (3b Medical) (ReactHealth)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[3CX]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[4k Video Downloader+]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[5CA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[7-Eleven]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ADDW car systems legislated in the EU]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AEG Power Tools 58V Product Line Discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AMD]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS "sliding clip" battery connector defect]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS downgrades a well-reviewed monitor panel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AT&T]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ATSC 3.0]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AWS Lightsail Won't Cancel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Acer]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Acer Leap Ware smartwatch bricked by discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Acer settles online breach probe for $115k]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Activation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Activision Blizzard]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Activision discontinues Blur video game]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ad block]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Adobe CS Activation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe Digital Editions' ebook DRM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe Lightroom]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Advertising overload]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Age verification]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AirAsia]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Airpods]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Airthings ASA app release]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Akelius]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Alliance Laundry Solutions and Speed Queen]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Allstate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Alltech Services Inc]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Ally Financial]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ally Invest Securities]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon alters the content of purchased ebooks]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ancestry.com]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android Data Collection]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Android Developer Verification]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android System SafetyCore]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anker Battery Bank Recall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anova Culinary]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Anthem]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anthem server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anthropic]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Anti-Cheat Expert]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Anti-privacy legislation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple's anti-repair and anti-refurbishment practices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple's planned obsolescence incidents]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple App Store]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple Gatekeeper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple Media Services]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple Self Service Repair]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple TV+]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple authorized service provider program]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ariston]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Arlo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Article suggestions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Artificial intelligence/training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Assioma]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS charges for previously free service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Asus voids warranty of devices sent for repair over minor damages and performs unrelated repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Asustor Drivestor NAS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Audi]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Audi Basic HVAC "Sync" Function Paywalled]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Audible]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Audible class action lawsuit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Autel - Otofix]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Authy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Autodesk]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Automatic content recognition]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Automotive digital rights management]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Axis]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW's heated seat subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[BMW's high beam assistant (HBA)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW API restrictions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW feature lockout scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BTicino/Legrand/Netatmo Zigbee devices refuse to connect to third-party gateways]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Backdoor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bait-and-switch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Balena]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bambu Farm Manager]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bambu Lab]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bambu Lab LAN mode guide]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bandai Namco EULA]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bandicam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Battery Health Assistance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Battery firmware lockout]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Belkin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Best Buy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BetterHelp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Better Way Electronics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bitly]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlackVue]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Blink]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bloatware]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bloomberg]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bloomberg DMCA strikes GamersNexus video]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Blu-Ray Ultra-HD DRM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlueCruise hands-free driving]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bootloader unlocking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bosch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bosch Spexor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds doesn't allow purchasing new case]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Bose SoundTouch end of life treatment]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[BowFlex, Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Box Tops for Education]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brainly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Brave browser]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brave puts affiliated links in the address bar]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brilliant]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Broadcom Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Brother Industries Ltd.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Archive.today
|-
|[[Brother printers causing issues with third party inks]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bumpgate]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bunnings]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bungie]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bureau of Consumer Protection]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Burger King]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Buy now, pay later]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Buy one, get one free]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[ByteDance]]||N/A||
|-
|[[CAPTCHA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CARIAD]]||N/A||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[COBB Tuning]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[California Privacy Rights Act]]||N/A||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cambridge Analytica Scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cameras bricked on iPhone 13 series after iOS update]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cami Research]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian Bill S-209]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian bread price fixing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian internet providers circumvent CRTC protection]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canon]]||N/A||Internet Archive; Preserve Tube
|-
|[[Canon Camera Connect]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canon EOS Webcam Utility patch guide]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Canon ink DRM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canonical]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Capital One]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Capital One Shopping]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Carly]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Caveat emptor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cerberus]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CgNAT]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Chamberlain Group]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Change.org]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Charles Schwab]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Chase Bank]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Chipotle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Chromium]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cinemark]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Circular economy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cisco Smart Licensing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cisco Systems, Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Class action]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Clearview AI]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Click-to-cancel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Clippy Campaign]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Cloud (service)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Cloudflare]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Clover Network, Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Coffee Meets Bagel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Colgate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Collective Shout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Comcast]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Commercial weather apps lose summary proceedings]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Common Questions, Arguments, & Responses when discussing Flock Surveillance]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Commonwealth Bank collection of Biometric Data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CompTIA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ConnectedLife SmartDry discontinuation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Consent-or-pay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Consumer Advice (UK)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Consumer Defense Code]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Consumer Technology Association]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Costco]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Costco's collection and sharing of data through Meta's tracking pixel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Covert web-to-app tracking by Meta and Yandex]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cox Communications]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Crash Team Racing]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Crave app refuses televisions based on production date]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Creative Fabrica licensing risks and ownership verification concerns]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cricut]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cryptic Studios]]||N/A||
|-
|[[CursorAI adds rate limits to unlimited plans]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[DAZN]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate product review showing battery issues & misleading warranty]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[DJI]]||N/A||
|-
|[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DJI Ronin RS4 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DSGVO-Portal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Daily Wire + lifetime Membership Terms Scope of the Subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dark pattern]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Data brokers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Data lock-in]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[De-anonymization]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Dead star server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deceptive language frequently used against consumers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Deep Cycle Systems]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Deerrun walking pads & treadmills startup]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Denon HEOS Speakers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Denuvo Anti-Tamper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Device bricking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Device fingerprint]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Device lifecycle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deye]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Digital Fairness Act]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Digital Markets Act]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Digital rights management]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Disabling online features in retaliation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Disc rot]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Discontinuation bricking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Samsung Gear 360 software and services discontinued]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Discord]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+ Ad Policy Change]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+ household restrictions and access limitations]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DMarket]]||{{Yes}}||Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Doordash]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Downloadable content]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DuckDuckGo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Duolingo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Duracell Energy EV Charger]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dymo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson V10/V11 trigger design]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson battery lifespan reduced by design and difficult to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Dyson covers circuit board in glue]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson ends relationship with third-party repair centers]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems]]||N/A||
|-
|[[EA moves to in-house kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EA requires open beta players of battlefield 6 to change their motherboard bios settings]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EBay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EBay opts-in users for AI training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EINSTAR VEGA hidden activation requirement before file transfer is enabled]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EO]]||N/A||
|-
|[[EU enforcement actions against Shein for consumer rights violations]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EVGA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EZVIZ]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Echelon fitness firmware lockout]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ecoflow]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EduVULCAN]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Eight Sleep]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Electron]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Electronic Arts]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Elgato forces Stream Deck users to sign up]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Elsagate]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Emerson Sensi Smart Thermostat - ST55U]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[End-user license agreement]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Enshittification]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Entities refusing to distribute copyleft licensed software under license terms]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Epic Games]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Epic Games forces third party account creation in Rocket League]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Epson printer waste ink counter restrictions]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Etoro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Eufy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Europe-based news sites enact consent-or-pay for data tracking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[European Consumer Centre on the Lack of Quality Standards for Exalted Skins]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EviCore]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Excessive data collection by cars]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Extron]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[F1TV concurrent streams limit]]||N/A||
|-
|[[FTC sues PepsiCo for rigging Soft Drink Competition]]||N/A||
|-
|[[FUTO]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fake memory still being sold on eBay and Amazon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fal (AI company)]]||N/A||
|-
|[[False advertising]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Fandom]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Fear of missing out]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Features on demand]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Federal Communications Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Federal Trade Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ferrari]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Figma]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[Fiio]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Filmora lifetime licenses terminated]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Final Draft software activation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Financial censorship]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Firefox]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Firefox introduces TOS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[First-sale doctrine]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fisher price smart app]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fitbit]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flat Earth Clock App]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flock Safety]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Flock Safety Nova uses dark web data for surveillance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Flock license plate readers]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Forced User Agreement on Jetbrains IntelliJ software]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Forced app download]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Forced arbitration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced eSIMs]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced identification]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced indemnification]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Forced retention of payment methods]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford ad patent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford repossession patent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Formlabs]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fossify]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Free software movement]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Friend app]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Frontier Airlines]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Frontier Airlines obfuscates web check-in form]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fujifilm Instax Cameras]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Funimation "Forever" Content License Revocation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Future Motion]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Futurehome Smarthub mandatory subscription fee]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[GE Refrigerator water filter DRM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GREE Electric]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GTA 5 moves to kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive, Consumer Rights Wiki, {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Gaia GPS adds "feature" that opts all users into social media profile and location/activity sharing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Game-of-telephone privacy policy]]||N/A||
|-
|[[GameSpy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GameSpy server shutdown]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GameStop]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GameStop Short Squeeze]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Games as a service]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Geeni]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Data Protection Regulation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[General Electric Refrigerators]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors (OnStar)]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors data collection and sharing controversy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Generative artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Genshin Impact]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Gigantti pressured additional subscriptions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Gillette]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GitHub]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Glance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Glasswire]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoGuardian]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoIt changing its warranty conditions post-sale]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoPro]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoPro Karma]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoPro advertises waterproof cameras despite design flaw and lack of warranty]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoTo Group]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Good2Go Mobile (Canada) phases out 3G network, Merges with LuckyMobile]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Goodlife now require App to access gyms]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Android restrict app sideloading]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Chrome]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Chrome automatically disables uBlock Origin]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Chromebook]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Gemini]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Google Jamboard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google LSA terms of service change]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Nest Protect forced to use Google app]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Nest thermostat smart features disabled]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Google OnHub]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Google Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel 9 Pro camera bar separates from phone body]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Buds]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Buds "Touch and Hold" discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel Watch]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Google Play Integrity API]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google forces your device to join their "Find Hub" network, hard to opt out]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google password manager overrides third-party autofill]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GrapheneOS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Greenwashing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Groupon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Guardzilla]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Guide:How to circumvent Synology hard drive restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Guide - Windows 10 end of support]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HBO Max]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HBO Max downgrades lifetime subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HNGRYnsite Camera: From smart kitchen aid to e-waste]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Dynamic Security]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GUIDE: HP Ink Cartridge ID Chip Swap]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HP Instant Ink]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[HP Printers locking functionality behind ink availability]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Reverb G2]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP adds 15 minutes to all customer service phone calls]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HP systemic DRM and firmware lockouts]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Happiest Baby]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hauptwerk expiration of perpetual license download]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Helldivers 2]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HelloSimply.com]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HelloSimply.com: easy to subscribe, difficult to unsubscribe]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Hidden EULA language]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hikvision]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hisense H9G Smart TV]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Hogwarts Legacy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Home Bargains]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Home Connect]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Honda]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Honey browser plugin controversy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Huawei]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Humane Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Humble Bundle]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Humble Bundle alters terms of sale]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hyundai]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brake pad repair restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ICloud]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ID.me]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[IFTTT]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IFTTT discontinued Legacy plan]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IKEA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IKEA ÅSKVÄDER]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ILife]]||N/A||
|-
|[[IPhone 6 error 53 fingerprint sensor incident]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[IRobot]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Imgur]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive (Note: No archival possible for ref 17.)
|-
|[[Inactive account deletion]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Inclusion of forced arbitration in Crunchyroll January 2025 TOS update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Indeed Forced Arbitration & bundling of consent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Infomaniak]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Insta360]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Insta360+]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Insta360 X5]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Instagram]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Intel]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Intel CPUs stability issue]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Interactive Brokers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Interchangeable parts]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Internet Archive]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Internet of things]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Intuit]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Itch.io]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Itron]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Jailbreak]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Jeep]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[JetBlue Travel Credits]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[JetBrains retires CodeCanvas]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere dealerships are lobbying against right to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere fails to uphold right to repair agreement]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere security flaws exposed sensitive customer information]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kemper guitar amplifer modeler puts features behind paywall after firmware update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kerbal Space Program 2]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Kernel level anti-cheats]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kernel level driver]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Keurig]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Keychron k13 pro]]||{{No}} ||
|-
|[[Keyshot]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[KFC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kia]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[KingSong]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kroger Grocery store electronic shelf labels & facial recognition]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kwik Trip]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Kwikset Kevo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[LA Fitness makes it purposely difficult to cancel memberships]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LG Bootloader incident]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG G4 malfunctions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG Television sale of personal data]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LG refrigerator warranty scandal]]||{{No}}||
|-
|-
|[[LaLiga forces Spanish ISPs to mass-block Cloudflare IPs during Soccer Games]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lamborghini]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LastPass]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lead plaintiff]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Leadwerks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[League of Legends: Exalted Skins Exclusive Cosmetics]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Lebara]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Lemmy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo Mirage AR]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo Tablets (Android)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo X1 Carbon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Leo Express]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Liberty Safe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Lieferando]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Life360]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Life360 Terms of Service Forced Arbitration Agreement]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Lightspeed Aviation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Lincare Holdings Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Linea Sketch revokes lifetime licenses]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LinkedIn]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of car models with anti-ownership and anti-privacy practices]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of Google products]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of companies]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of discontinued online-only video games]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of kernel-level anti cheats]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of products and services with forced arbitration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[List of products and services with post-purchase license change]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of products bricked by discontinuation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of services without clear cancellation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Litter Robot]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LiveRamp]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LiveView Technologies AI Surveillance]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Logitech]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Logitech G HUB]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Logitech Harmony discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Loyalty cards]]||N/A||
|-
|[[MIRC]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MagicGate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Magic Leap]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[MakerBot]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Malicious compliance]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Malwarebytes]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ManyCam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mark Zuckerberg]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mastercard]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Maytag]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mazda]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mazda DMCA takedown of open source Home Assistant app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mazda remote-start subscription]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's 2017 India Leak]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's Japan malware attack]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Medical equipment]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Meetup.com account creation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mega.io]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Memrise]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mercedes-Benz EQS rear-wheel steering requires subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mercedes-Benz locks horsepower behind paid subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mercedes Benz]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Mercury Insurance]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Merkury Innovations]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Meta]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Meta AI permanent account suspensions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Microsoft Authenticator]]||{{Yes}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Copilot's recall feature]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Edge]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Office 365]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Microsoft Windows]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Windows 11]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft account]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Miele]]||{{Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MikroTik ignoring WiFi disconnecting after firmware upgrade on hAP ax3 / ax2 / cAP ax]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Miku]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Miku charges subscription for previously free features]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Milwaukee battery drm]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MinIO Object Browser: Removal of Management Features]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Minecraft LAN gameplay paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft account migration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft post-purchase ownership rights changes]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[MinestoreCMS converting your license without approval]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[MitID]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Model F Labs]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Moderation problems in online marketplaces]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Mojang]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Molekule threatens to remotely shut down their app if purifiers used with third party air filters]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Monetization overload]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Monopoly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Monoprice]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Motorola]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Movies Anywhere]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mozilla]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mullvad VPN]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MyFitnessPal regressive upgrade]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NDAA has military right to repair stripped from it in favor of data as a service]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NOOK 1st gen devices end of life]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NOYB]]||N/A||
|-
|[[NProtect GameGuard]]||N/A||
|-
|[[NVWB response to the ruling in favor of KNMI]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NZXT]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NZXT Flex]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NZ eRUC all-cars 24/7 GPS Surveillance proposal]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nanoleaf]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[National Security Agency]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Neato cloud shutdown]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Negative option marketing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nestlé]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NetLimiter]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Netatmo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netflix]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Netflix Games deactivated]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netflix delisting 23 game titles]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Netflix stream-quality controversy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netgate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Newag]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nike]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nike Adapt: Smart shoes with app Integration and discontinuation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nikon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Nintendo's May 2025 Policy Updates]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo 3rd party dock restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch Online]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch bans]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nissan]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Nissan shuts 2G car service in UK]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nitro Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nixplay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Non-disclosure agreement]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Non-fungible tokens]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NordVPN]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Notability]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nothing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nothing Phone (1)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Now TV]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Nvidia]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nvidia buys stake in Intel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nvidia threatens GamersNexus]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Octopus Energy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Oculus (Meta) Quest 1 Deprecation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ofcom]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Okkazeo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ola Electric disables vehicle riding modes without MoveOS+ subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[OneDrive]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[OnePlus]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[OpenAI]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Opera]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Opt-out]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Optimum]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Optus]]||N/A||
|-
|[[OtO Lawn discontinues solutions program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Other Channels - Video Directory]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PCIe power connector design linked to melting GPU cables]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PEAK "Roots" Update]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PEAK (game)]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PETKIT Pura Max 2 — Region-Lock]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PFAS cover-up]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PHH Mortgage Corporation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PNC Bank]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PROCON]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Palantir]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Panasonic Lumix S5IIX]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Papa John's]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Paragon NTFS software license invalidation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Part pairing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Patreon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PayPal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PayPal Honey]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[PayPal requests ID post-purchase for cryptocurrency]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Payscore]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pearson]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Peloton]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Peloton removes Just Run feature]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Peloton used-equipment activation fee]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PepsiCo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Personal Information Protection Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Photobucket]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Pinterest]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Pitboss Grills]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pixel 5a]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Planned obsolescence]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Plex Media Server]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pluralsight]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Pluralsight revokes lifetime licenses]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Plutus]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Pocket Casts]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Podkicker Pro]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PolarBackup - Cloud Storage]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Polestar]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Polestar 2]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Polestar paywalls performance update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Positive practices]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Post-purchase EULA modification]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Predatory microtransactions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Presonus removes VSL mixing app from VSL audio interfaces products line]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Price fixing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Printer tracking dots]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Protection One 320P1 Security System]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Proton]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Protonmail]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Proven Industries v. Trevor McNally]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PsychonautWiki Journal locks drug & interaction tracking behind Paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Purism]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[QIDI 3D printer house fire]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Qantas]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Qantas sale of tickets for cancelled services (ghost flights)]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Qardio]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Qualcomm]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Quidd]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Megalodon
|-
|[[Razer]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Razer Corp. Ends Software Degrading Consumer Devices]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ReCAPTCHA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reason Studios]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reckon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Red Robin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Red Shell tracker]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Red Sky Labs Muzio Player Premium post-purchase terms change]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Red Ventures]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Redbox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Reddit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Remote disabling]]||N/A||
|-
|[[RepairShopr]]||N/A||
|-
|[[RepairShopr data privacy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ResellerRatings]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Restaurant Brands International]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Restaurant Brands International caught training AI models using customer voices]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Retailers requiring police reports for missing items in orders]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Retroactive policy enforcement]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Retroid Pocket MINI Handheld]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Reverse engineering Bambu Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Revolut blocked access for users with custom OS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Richard Stallman]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Right to own]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Right to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ring]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Riot Vanguard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rivian]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Robinhood Financial]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Roblox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Roblox's problematic moderation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Roborock]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Rocksmith]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rockstar Games]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Rohde & Schwarz]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Roku]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rovio]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Ryanair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[STMicroelectronics]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Samsung Bothersome visual and audible pop up every 2 hours on certain TV models]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung Frame TV asks for subscription to view photos]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3's camera gets artificially blocked after unlocking the bootloader]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung Odyssey]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung SmartCam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Samsung TVs]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung ads in refrigerators]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung self-repair program restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung sued over S22 performance throttle]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Sandisk Wireless Flash Drives]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sassy Saints review copyright claim]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Save Wizard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Scopely, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Screenshot blocking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Scribd]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Seagate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Seagate sells old hard drives as new]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Seattle Avionics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SecuROM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[SecuRam installs backdoor on ProLogic series safe locks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Secure boot]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Securities and Exchange Commission]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Securities and Exchange Commission search tools]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Security]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Security through obscurity]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Self-destructive design]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Self-hosting]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sengled]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Serato DJ Pro / DJM-S11]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sevenhugs Smart Remote products discontinuation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sezzle]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Shopee]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Shortage of medical ventilators during COVID-19 pandemic]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Shrinkflation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sideloading]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sig Sauer]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Signal cloud backups]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Singapore police jail woman based on data stored in car infotainment system]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SiriusXM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Sketchfab]]||{{Yes}}||
|-
|[[Skoda Citigo Move&Fun app discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||
|-
|[[SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Slashdot websites require TOS acceptance without consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Smart meter]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Smartaira & plume wifi motion detection]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Smartwool]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Smartyplus]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Snapchat]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Software as a service]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Software bricking]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Software locks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[SolaX]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sonos]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sonos forces post-purchase privacy policy change]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Sony]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sony's WF-1000XM4 earbuds]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony Xperia turns camera monitor into subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony x900h television]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sophos Limited]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SoundCloud]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Special event page:Forced installation of Flock cameras in Denver, Colorado]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Spectrum]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Spore (game)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Spotify]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Spotify Car Thing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Spyware]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[StarForce Technologies]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Star Citizen]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Starlink]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Starlink replaces subscription pause with $5/mo low speeds]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Steam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SteelSeries]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Stellantis]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stellantis customer data breach]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stellantis in-car advertisements]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stop Killing Games]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Storefront shutdown]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Storj.io constantly removes free or low cost services]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Stripe inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stångåstaden kickbacks and hidden rent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Subaru Starlink]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Subscription service]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Subway]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Subway footlong pass ineligibility]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[SumUp blocks card readers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[SunStrong Management LLC puts solar monitoring app behind paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Superhive]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon
|-
|[[Swiffer]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Swiggy and Zomato refuse to refund customers for cancelled orders]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Switch Game Key-Card]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Synology]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Synology requiring proprietary-branded drives to be used with its NAS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[T-Mobile US]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Taco Bell]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[TD Ameritrade]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[TP-Link]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tado]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Take Two]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Target]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tea Dating Advice]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Team17]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[TeamViewer]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tekken 8 retroactively introducing micro transactions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telecom Egypt]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Telegram]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telstra]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Temu]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Terms of service]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Terumo Cardiovascular]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Terumo Cardiovascular discontinues third-party repair of System 1]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Tesla, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Tesla Cybertruck voids warranty if Powershare feature is used]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tesla asks customers to vote against Right to Repair]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tesla blames drivers for part failures it admits were defective]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tesla locks battery range behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tesla locks heated rear seats behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tesla Powerwall]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tesvor x500]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Texas Consumer Complaint Portal]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon
|-
|[[Texas Instruments]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Texas Senate Bill 2420 (2025)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[The Economist]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[The Italian digital identity wallet only supports Google-certified Android devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[The rights of residential and holiday mobile homeowners (England)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Thrive Market]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tidal updates terms without explanation or opportunity to decline]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[TikTok]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[TikTok and AI-powered ad tracking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tim Hortons]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tim Hortons app collects user data without consent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Tinder]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Tokyo Marui]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Tom Evans Audio copyright strike]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Tonies]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Top Contributors]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Toyota]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[TracFone Wireless, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Trump Mobile]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Trusted computing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Turkcell Superonline]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Tuya Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Twitch]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[UK Mandatory Digital ID Rollout for Employment 2025]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[UK Online Safety Act]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[UPS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[USAGov]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[US Mobile]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Reveddit
|-
|[[Uber]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Uber EULA precludes jury trial]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Ubisoft]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Ubisoft forces players in single-player games to be connected to the internet to collect data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ubox / Anisee / RBX-B10 4G Low-Power Solar Wifi Security Camera]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[UniTranslate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Uniform Commercial Code]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[United Chargers Inc puts Open Source interface access behind paywall on Grizzl-E car chargers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Unity Engine runtime fee]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Universal Music Group has a team dedicated to eroding fair use rights]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Urban Air Adventure Park]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[User testing for mandatory paid subscription into Tado Smart Thermostat app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[VMware]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[VMware licensing change since acquisition by Broadcom]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[VOIPO overbills customers and denys refunds]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[VPN Secure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[VRChat]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Value based pricing]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Valve]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Valve removes arbitration requirement from Steam Subscriber Agreement]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Venmo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Veo paywalls camera features]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Verisk Analytics, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Verizon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Verkada Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[VidIQ]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Video Games Europe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Video game preservation]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Videos to Convert to Articles]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Viessmann]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Virgin Media]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Virtual Racing School]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Visa]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Visual Studio Code]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[VitalSource "Lifetime" false advertising]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Vital Proteins sells products with terms and conditions inside the container]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Vitalant]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Vivint Smart Home, Inc.]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Vizio]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archvie; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Vizio fined by the FTC for collecting and selling user data without consumer consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Vizio sued over unfairly appropriated software for their SmartCast system]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Voice over LTE]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Volkswagen]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Volkswagen AG - SFD(2) / UNCE - Protection of car diagnosis]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Voluntary Recall of NVIDIA Shield K1 Tablets]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Volvo VIDA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Vont]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Megalodon; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Vulcan Strength]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Vultr]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[WKDA GmbH]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Wallbox Quasar]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Walmart]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Walmart's Onn devices bricked after update]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Waste ink counter]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Waymo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[WeTransfer]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Wemo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Wemo discontinuation of service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Western Digital]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Whaling (gaming industry term)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[WhatsApp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Whistle pet tracker shutdown IoT fail]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Wikipedia]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}l PreserveTube
|-
|[[Windows installation USB drives]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Wink]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Winston-Salem Journal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Wondershare]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Preservetube
|-
|[[World of Warcraft]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Wyze]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[X Corp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Xbox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Xbox Network]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Xcode]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Xiaomi]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Xiaomi Phone unlock requirements and procedure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
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[[Category:Projects]]

Dark pattern

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A {{Wplink|Dark pattern|dark pattern}} is a manipulative design practice that tricks or influences users into making decisions that may not align with their true preferences or interests. These techniques exploit cognitive biases and behavioral psychology to benefit businesses, often at the expense of user autonomy. Initially coined by user experience (UX) designer Harry Brignull in 2010, the concept has evolved into a significant focus of regulatory scrutiny and academic research.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Bringing Dark Patterns to Light |url=https://www.ftc.gov/reports/bringing-dark-patterns-light |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=Sep 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251209033209/https://www.ftc.gov/reports/bringing-dark-patterns-light |archive-date=9 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Brignull |first1=Harry |last2=Leiser |first2=Mark |last3=Santos |first3=Cristiana |last4=Doshi |first4=Kosha |display-authors=2 |title=Dark Patterns: inside the interfaces designed to trick you |url=https://www.deceptive.design/ |website=Deceptive.Design |date=25 Apr 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260322200149/https://www.deceptive.design/ |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref>

The prevalence of dark patterns is remarkably widespread, and they represent a growing concern in digital interfaces. A 2019 study examining 11,000 e-commerce websites found approximately 10% employed deceptive practices,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cimpanu |first=Catalin |title=Study of over 11,000 online stores finds 'dark patterns' on 1,254 sites |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/user-interface-dark-patterns-are-becoming-common-on-online-stores/ |website=ZDNET |date=11 Nov 2019 |access-date=8 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114035001/https://www.zdnet.com/article/user-interface-dark-patterns-are-becoming-common-on-online-stores/ |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref> while a 2022 European Commission report indicated that 97% of popular apps used by EU consumers displayed them.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lupiáñez-Villanueva |first1=Francisco |last2=Boluda |first2=Alba |last3=Bogliacino |first3=Francesco |last4=Liva |first4=Giovanni |last5=Lechardoy |first5=Lucie |last6=Ballell |first6=Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras |display-authors=2 |title=Behavioural study on unfair commercial practices in the digital environment |url=https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/606365bc-d58b-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en |website=Publications Office of the EU |date=Apr 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260118190152/https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/606365bc-d58b-11ec-a95f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en |archive-date=18 Jan 2026 |doi=10.2838/859030 |isbn=978-92-76-52316-1}}</ref>

==Definition and terminology==
The term ''dark patterns'' was originally defined by Harry Brignull as ''"design tricks that manipulate users into taking actions they didn't intend to".'' The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) describes them as ''"design practices that trick or manipulate users into making choices they would not otherwise have made and that may cause harm".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

There is ongoing discussion regarding the most appropriate terminology. Alternative labels include ''deceptive design'', ''manipulative UX'', ''coercive design'', or ''anti-patterns''. Some advocates argue for terms like ''deceptive patterns'' to more accurately describe the intentional nature of these designs and avoid potential racial connotations. Brignull himself has transitioned to using ''deceptive.design''.<ref name=":1" />

What distinguishes dark patterns from merely persuasive design is their exploitative nature – they are not about creating value for users but about benefiting the service provider through manipulation and deception.

==Common types and examples==
Research has identified numerous specific dark patterns, with one comprehensive study proposing a taxonomy comprising 68 distinct types. These manifest across various industries and digital contexts.<ref name=":3" />

===Obstruction patterns===
These designs make desired actions (like rejecting tracking) significantly more difficult than accepting alternatives. A classic example is the ''Roach Motel'' pattern, where signing up for a service is straightforward but cancellation is excessively difficult. The FTC highlighted this pattern in their case against ABCmouse, where cancellation was made "extremely difficult" despite promising "Easy Cancellation".<ref>{{Cite web |author=Keller and Heckman LLP |title=FTC Targets Negative Option Schemes in Two Multimillion Dollar Settlements |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a2def591-a71f-477d-8f39-55f9b40ec125 |website=Lexology |date=28 Sep 2020 |access-date=28 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251114165251/https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a2def591-a71f-477d-8f39-55f9b40ec125 |archive-date=14 Nov 2025}}</ref>

===Interface interference===
This category includes designs that manipulate interface elements to steer user behavior. Misdirection focuses user attention on one element to obscure another critical detail. Disguised ads blend advertisements with genuine interface elements, like fake "Download" buttons on software websites.<ref name=":0" />

===Forced action===
These patterns require users to complete unnecessary actions to access desired functionality. [[Forced account|Forced registration]] demands that users create an account to complete a task. Forced continuity involves automatically transitioning users from free trials to paid subscriptions without adequate notification. The FTC alleged that [[Adobe]] violated regulations by ''"tricking customers into enrolling in subscription plans without proper disclosure".''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Charges Adobe |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=17 Jun 2024 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617162513/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-takes-action-against-adobe-executives-hiding-fees-preventing-consumers-easily-cancelling |archive-date=17 Jun 2024}}</ref>

===Sneaking and information hiding===
These practices involve concealing or obscuring material information from users. Hidden costs reveal unexpected fees only at checkout, a practice employed by ticketing platforms. Drip pricing advertises only part of a product's total price initially and then imposes other mandatory charges later.<ref name=":0" />

===Social proof and urgency===
These patterns exploit social influence and time pressure to manipulate decisions. False activity messages misrepresent site activity or product popularity. False scarcity creates pressure to buy immediately by claiming limited inventory. Baseless countdown timers display fake countdown clocks that reset when expired.

==Mind tricks and business incentives==
===Cognitive biases exploitation===
Dark patterns trick users by taking advantage of unconscious thoughts. For example, in [[Web cookie|cookie]] banners the "Accept All" option is the first option listed and uses a green background. People tend to choose the first option before considering others. Green is associated with good in design. In cookie banners, there is also a "Manage my choices" option that typically involves opting out of each data collection category or website one at a time. It is easier for users to accept all cookies than to decline them, due to using dark patterns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stroink-Skillrud |first=Donata |title=Your Cookie Consent Banner is (Probably) Not Compliant |url=https://mainwp.com/cookie-consent-banner-probably-not-compliant/ |website=MainWP |date=2 Feb 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216033732/https://mainwp.com/cookie-consent-banner-probably-not-compliant/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Keyser |first=Robert |date=2023-10-05 |title=Cookie Consent Dark Patterns: How to Identify and Fix Them |url=https://www.ethyca.com/news/all-about-dark-patterns |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Ethyca |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251212062415/https://www.ethyca.com/news/all-about-dark-patterns |archive-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref>

===Incentives and short-term gains===
''Editor note: This section is overly technical language and needs to be simplified, as well as include citations. It's also clearly made by AI/LLM.''

The persistence of dark patterns is driven by their effectiveness in achieving short-term business objectives like increased conversion rates. Additionally, the competitive landscape fosters copycat behavior, as companies mimic their rivals' strategies.

Research suggests these short-term gains often come with long-term consequences. Studies indicate that "once users feel manipulated, they don't just avoid your settings—they avoid your brand". The erosion of trust can have significant business implications.

==Legal and regulatory landscape==
===United States framework===
In the United States, regulation occurs primarily through existing consumer protection statutes. The FTC Act empowers the Federal Trade Commission to take action against "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce".<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Act |url=https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statutes/federal-trade-commission-act |website=Federal Trade Commission |date= |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260127043048/https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/statutes/federal-trade-commission-act |archive-date=27 Jan 2026}}</ref>

In October 2024, the FTC amended its Negative Option Rule to include specific requirements for cancellation mechanisms, implementing a "Click-to-Cancel" provision.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |author= |title=Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=16 Oct 2024 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241017023655/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring |archive-date=17 Oct 2024}}</ref> The FTC later voted on 9 May 2025 to extend the original 14 May 2025 compliance deadline by sixty days.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Votes on Negative Option Rule Deadline |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-votes-negative-option-rule-deadline |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=9 May 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510094522/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/05/ftc-votes-negative-option-rule-deadline |archive-date=10 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Andrew N. |last2=Holyoak |first2=Melissa |last3=Meador |first3=Mark R. |title=Statement of the Commission Regarding the Negative Option Rule |url=https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/statement-commission-regarding-negative-option-rule |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=9 May 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250510094652/https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/public-statements/statement-commission-regarding-negative-option-rule |archive-date=10 May 2025}}</ref>

On 8 July 2025, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the entire 2024 change to the Negative Option Rule on procedural grounds in ''Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission''.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Click to Cancel Just Got Cancelled: Eighth Circuit Vacates Entirety of FTC’s Negative Option Rule |url=https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2025/2025-07-11-click-to-cancel-just-got-cancelled-eighth-circuit-vacates-entirety-of-ftcs-negative-option-rule |website=Cooley |date=11 Jul 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725091941/https://www.cooley.com/news/insight/2025/2025-07-11-click-to-cancel-just-got-cancelled-eighth-circuit-vacates-entirety-of-ftcs-negative-option-rule |archive-date=25 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Conkle |first1=Brooke |last2=Cover |first2=Jason |last3=Capurso |first3=Chris |last4=Gess |first4=Taylor |last5=McCrory |first5=Carlin |display-authors=2 |title=Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Negative Option Rule for Procedural Violations |url=https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/07/eighth-circuit-vacates-ftcs-negative-option-rule-for-procedural-violations/ |website=Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor |date=10 Jul 2024
|access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250719115748/https://www.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.com/2025/07/eighth-circuit-vacates-ftcs-negative-option-rule-for-procedural-violations/ |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref> Despite the legal setback, the FTC carried out findings against [[Match.com]], [[Chegg|Chegg Inc.]], [[Cleo AI]] and [[Amazon]] based on the [[Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act]] (ROSCA) and Section 5 of the FTC Act.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Goodrich |first1=Brian J. |last2=Genn |first2=Benjamin |last3=Cornelius |first3=Ceijenia J. |display-authors=2 |title=FTC Steps Up Subscription Enforcement After "Click to Cancel" Rule Struck Down |url=https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/09/ftc-steps-up-subscription-enforcement-after-click-to-cancel-rule |website=Holland & Knight |date=25 Sep 2025 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926172425/https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/09/ftc-steps-up-subscription-enforcement-after-click-to-cancel-rule |archive-date=26 Sep 2025}}</ref>

On 30 January 2026, the FTC indicated renewed interest in updating the Negative Option Rule by submitting a draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Submits Draft ANPRM Related to Negative Option Plans to OMB for Review |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-submits-draft-anprm-related-negative-option-plans-omb-review |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=30 Jan 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260131094626/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/01/ftc-submits-draft-anprm-related-negative-option-plans-omb-review |archive-date=31 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=U.S. FTC Signals Renewed Interest in “Click-to-Cancel” Rulemaking |url=https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2026/02/us-ftc-signals-renewed-interest-in-click-to-cancel-rulemaking |website=Sidley |date=9 Feb 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260322231433/https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2026/02/us-ftc-signals-renewed-interest-in-click-to-cancel-rulemaking |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref> It was opened to public comment on 11 Mar 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=FTC Seeks Public Comment in Response to Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Negative Option Marketing Practices |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-seeks-public-comment-response-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-regarding-negative-option |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=11 Mar 2026 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260311190304/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-seeks-public-comment-response-advance-notice-proposed-rulemaking-regarding-negative-option |archive-date=11 Mar 2026}}</ref>


===European Union's approach===
The European approach combines general consumer protection laws with data privacy-specific regulations. While the [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) doesn't explicitly mention dark patterns, its requirements for valid consent effectively prohibit many deceptive designs.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |author= |title=Guidelines on Dark Patterns in Social Media Platform Interfaces |url=https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/guidelines/guidelines-032022-deceptive-design-patterns-social-media_en |website=European Data Protection Board |date=14 Feb 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226175323/https://www.edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/guidelines/guidelines-032022-deceptive-design-patterns-social-media_en |archive-date=26 Feb 2023}}</ref>

The [[Digital Services Act]] (DSA) and [[Digital Markets Act]] (DMA) further address dark patterns by prohibiting practices that "deceive or manipulate" users.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |author=
|title=Digital Services Act |url=https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act |website=European Commission |date= |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216033823/https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref>

===Enforcement cases and penalties===
Recent years have seen significant enforcement actions:
*[[Epic Games]] paid $245 million to settle charges related to deceptive patterns in [[Fortnite]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |author= |title=Epic Games to Pay $245 Million |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=19 Dec 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219203844/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/fortnite-video-game-maker-epic-games-pay-more-half-billion-dollars-over-ftc-allegations |archive-date=19 Dec 2022}}</ref>
*[[Noom]] paid $62 million to settle charges regarding deceptive subscription practices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Ayumi |title=Noom to Pay $62M to Customers Forced Into Renewals They Didn’t Want |url=https://www.newsweek.com/noom-pay-62m-customers-forced-renewals-they-didnt-want-1679045 |website=Newsweek |date=14 Feb 2022 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214194149/https://www.newsweek.com/noom-pay-62m-customers-forced-renewals-they-didnt-want-1679045 |archive-date=14 Feb 2022}}</ref>

*[[TikTok]] received a €345 million fine for failing to protect children's data through manipulative consent practices.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Irish Data Protection Commission announces €345 million fine of TikTok |url=https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/DPC-announces-345-million-euro-fine-of-TikTok |website=Data Protection Commission |date=15 Sep 2023 |access-date=22 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201165638/https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/DPC-announces-345-million-euro-fine-of-TikTok |archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref>

==Impact on consumers and businesses==
''Editor note: This entire section reads as LLM.''
===Consumer harms===
Dark patterns create multiple forms of harm for consumers, ranging from financial losses to privacy violations and emotional distress. Privacy harms occur when users are manipulated into sharing more personal data than they intended. Emotional and psychological harms include frustration, stress, and feelings of betrayal.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":11" />

Vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected. "People with low digital literacy, cognitive impairments, or disabilities often struggle to recognize manipulative designs."

===Business implications===
While dark patterns may deliver short-term benefits, they often create long-term risks for businesses. The erosion of consumer trust can have lasting negative impacts on customer retention and brand reputation. Businesses also face increasing regulatory risks as enforcement actions become more common and severe.<ref name=":0" />

==Detection, avoidance and mitigation==
''Editor note: This entire section reads as LLM.''
===Technical detection and tools===
Efforts to automatically detect dark patterns are evolving but face significant challenges. A comprehensive study found that existing tools could only identify 31 of 68 identified dark pattern types, a coverage rate of just 45.5%.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Meng |last2=Wang |first2=Xiang |last3=Nei |first3=Liming |last4=Li |first4=Chenglin |last5=Liu |first5=Yang |last6=Zhao |first6=Yangyang |last7=Xue |first7=Lei |last8=Kabir Sulaiman |first8=Said |date=2024-12-12 |title=[2412.09147] A Comprehensive Study on Dark Patterns |url=https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09147 |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=arXiv |doi=10.48550/arXiv.2412.09147 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251109221611/https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2412.09147 |archive-date=9 Nov 2025}}</ref> The study proposed a Dark Pattern Analysis Framework (DPAF) to address existing gaps.

===Ethical design alternatives===
Companies can implement ethical alternatives that respect user autonomy. They should provide a balanced choice architecture where users can decline as easily as they accept represents an ethical approach for obstruction patterns. Designers should implement neutral default settings that don't assume consent.<ref name=":2" />

Transparency and clear communication are essential. Companies should provide honest explanations of data practices and costs in clear, understandable language.

===Consumer protection and advocacy===
Consumer education plays a crucial role. Initiatives like the Dark Patterns Tip Line allow users to report deceptive designs they encounter. Advocacy organizations provide resources to help identify and avoid dark patterns.<ref name=":1" />

==Further reading==
*[[Artificial intelligence]]

==Gallery==
Examples of dark patterns, with notes.
<gallery style="text-align:left" widths=250px>
File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png|alt=An example of MyCarly.com manipulating the user by minimizing the appearance of the "More" option while emphasizing only the "Accept" button.|An example of manipulating the user by minimizing the noticeability of the "More" option while emphasizing only the "Accept" button.
File:MyCarly website cookies 1.png|alt=Diving deeper shows Marketing enabled by default and using a color to match the font text. The "Deny" option is dark text and both uses a light-gray color border that is harder to see and is generally associated with denial of action.|Diving deeper shows Marketing enabled by default and using a color to match the font text. The "Deny" option is dark text and both uses a light-gray color border that is harder to see and is generally associated with denial of action.
File:MyCarly website cookies 2.png|alt=Mixpanel is labeled as "essential", but hidden within the collapsed section is an explanation that it's a tracker. MyCarly may genuinely consider it necessary, but a tracker is still a tracker. Google Tag Manager is also enabled by default, with the same issue as the previous image.|Mixpanel is labeled as "essential", but hidden within the collapsed section is an explanation that it's a tracker. MyCarly may genuinely consider it necessary, but a tracker is still a tracker. Google Tag Manager is also enabled by default, with the same issue as the previous image.
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Anti-consumer practices]]
[[Category:Common terms]]

File:MyCarly website cookies 2.png

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Sojourna:

==Summary==
Exploring further after clicking the "More" link from [[:File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png]]. Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.

==Licensing==
{{Self-PublicDomain}}

[[Category:Files]]

File:MyCarly website cookies 2.png

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Sojourna: Exploring further after clicking the "More" link from :File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png. Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.

== Summary ==
Exploring further after clicking the "More" link from [[:File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png]]. Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.
== Licensing ==
{{Self-PublicDomain}}

File:MyCarly website cookies 1.png

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Sojourna:

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Sojourna: Exploring further after clicking the "More" link from :File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png. Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.

== Summary ==
Exploring further after clicking the "More" link from [[:File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png]]. Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.
== Licensing ==
{{Self-PublicDomain}}

File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png

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Sojourna:

==Summary==
This appeared on my first visit to MyCarly.com (d/b/a Carly). Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.

==Licensing==
{{Self-PublicDomain}}

[[Category:Files]]

File:MyCarly website cookies dark pattern.png

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Sojourna: This appeared on my first visit to MyCarly.com (d/b/a Carly). Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me. Category:Files

== Summary ==
This appeared on my first visit to MyCarly.com (d/b/a Carly). Screenshot taken on 21 March 2026, with notes added by me.

[[Category:Files]]

== Licensing ==
{{Self-PublicDomain}}

Amazon

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| Industry = Technology
| Logo = Amazon.svg
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| Type = Public
| Website = https://amazon.com/
| Description = Major e-commerce platform which has allowed fraudulent listings, removed functionality and purchased products from Kindle devices, and more.
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[[wikipedia:Amazon_(company)|'''Amazon.com, Inc.''']] is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Originally launched as an online bookstore, Amazon quickly expanded into a marketplace offering a wide range of products, including - but not limited to - electronics, clothing, household goods, and groceries. Today, it is one of the largest companies in the world, with a dominant presence in retail, technology, and logistics.

In addition to its e-commerce platform, Amazon is a major player in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides cloud infrastructure and services to businesses globally. The company also offers a variety of digital services, such as Amazon Prime - which provides streaming video and music - and Alexa; its voice-activated virtual assistant. Amazon has also developed consumer products like the Kindle e-reader, Fire tablets, and Echo smart speakers.

Amazon has faced significant scrutiny and criticism, particularly concerning its treatment of workers, marketplace practices, data privacy issues, and its impact on small businesses. It has been involved in various regulatory and legal challenges related to anti-competitive behavior, safety, and consumer protection, with calls for increased oversight on its business operations.

==Consumer impact summary==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}
====Business model====
Amazon gets a majority of its revenue from seller fees and Amazon Prime memberships. In addition, Amazon has a "subscribe and save" option for some products. With this, the page to manage these subscriptions is obfuscated for the user, intentional or not.

<gallery>
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 1.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available.
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 2.jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 3.jpg|
</gallery>

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this company. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Amazon|Amazon category]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Controversy
!Year
!Background info
!Aftermath
!Related article
!Related video(s)
|-
|Amazon increases the price to not see ads
|2026
|"...on April 10, 2026, Prime Video Ad Free will become Prime Video Ultra with enhanced viewing features, and your subscription price will increase to $4.99/month.
... From 04-14-2026, your subscription will automatically renew at $4.99/month, unless you cancel."
|The price to not see ads in Prime Video will be increased. The users are notified by email that the subscription price is increased automatically unless extra action is taken.
|http://aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-ultra-ad-free-streaming-subscription
|
|-
|Amazon removing kindle books from old devices.
|2025
|As of May 26, 2025 Kindle for Android app versions released prior to March 2022 (v8.51 or earlier) no longer support Kindle content downloads.
|Old android devices (such as Galaxy Tab 4) that are not compatible with Android OS v.9.0+ are no longer able to download Kindle ebooks. Furthermore, Amazon 'forcibly' removed any ebooks downloaded to the kindle app on those devices the next time they connected to the internet, without warning that this would occur.
|https://www.androidauthority.com/kindle-app-drm-loophole-3554844/
|
|-
|Amazon removing ability to download Kindle books
|2025
|Starting on February 26, 2025, Amazon removed a feature from its website allowing users to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB.
|Starting February 26, 2025, the ‘Download & Transfer via USB’ option will no longer be available.
|[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss '''Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react''']
<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon revokes the concept of owning books, can edit books you already bought; PIRACY IS THE ANSWER! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon Fresh/Go Stores
(Convenience & Grocery Brick and Mortar Stores)
|2024
|Revealed in 2024, Amazon's convenience stores powered by "AI" is really just human contractors from India watching people shop.
|
|[https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-abandons-ai-stores Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its “AI” Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors]
|
|-
|Amazon sells lethal litterboxes
|2024
|Amazon sold knockoffs of Whisker brand "Litter-Robot" litterboxes that were designed in a unsafe way that led to the deaths of multiple cats, and posed a danger to young children.
|The responsible knockoff product was delisted, yet many other variants of the same product exist on the site.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=10 Sep 2024 |title=Amazon litterbox fatally harms cat; this is the sad end result of what I've talked about all year :( |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6Y19nSPvC4 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=p6Y19nSPvC4 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon adds ads to premium subscription
|2023 – Present
|Amazon added advertisements to previously ad free subscriptions for Prime Video and Echo Show frames.
|Continues to occur.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=26 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon charges extra to avoid ads, says "lol jk" & adds them anyway |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=RSi6g5-xUaY |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=RSi6g5-xUaY |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=2 May 2024 |title=Amazon Hikes Profits by Forcing Ads on PAID Prime Subscribers |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ua_QL9YysHQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ua_QL9YysHQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=28 Dec 2023 |title=Ads on Amazon Prime Video: Paying More for Less? 😒 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLFpU9aqtXc |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=VLFpU9aqtXc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon allows fraudulent listings
|2014 – Present
|
|Fraudulent listings continue to be added, some removed.
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=5 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review! Deep dive on Amazon's support of scams |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=qZCMislL6_I |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=qZCMislL6_I |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=14 Jan 2024 |title=Amazon's Reckless Bet: Hazardous Items Unfazed by Viral Scare |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=7trdHLtsFKM |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=7trdHLtsFKM |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=30 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=21 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon's Illusion of Quality: How Dangerous Products Get Top Ratings! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=DiKflg8Uko4 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=DiKflg8Uko4 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=16 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Dangerous Electrical Crimps |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=y83BS_mK9GE |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=y83BS_mK9GE |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=5 Aug 2023 |title=Amazon sells EOL devices as new after banning independents for quality control 🤣 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rhb0ID9z4aE |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Rhb0ID9z4aE |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=24 Feb 2022 |title=Amazon has a credibility problem brewing |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XZNn2mO3dNQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XZNn2mO3dNQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=24 Apr 2014 |title=Group Vertical eBay/Amazon Macbook screens are garbage; see for yourself! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=C0YNLWdj9sQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=C0YNLWdj9sQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon allows sellers to bribe customers for better ratings
|2016 – Present
|Amazon sellers give customers gift cards in exchange for positive product reviews; Amazon does nothing to stop this.
|Continues to occur.
|[[Amazon's history of seller bribery]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=16 Jul 2024 |title=Amazon sellers bribe customers for good reviews; Amazon does nothing |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=eS698R-bxuc |website=Youtube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=eS698R-bxuc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon has bad marketplace algorithms
|2023 – Present
|
|Algorithms still seem to be nonbeneficial.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=4 Jan 2024 |title=Beyond Algorithms: Why Amazon's Automated Systems Fail Sellers & Customers |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=tAaSXz8CBMc |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tAaSXz8CBMc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon trashes refurbished market
|2022 – 2023
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Jul 2023 |title=Apple & Amazon pay a fine for trashing the refurbished market |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3qgbvq2SWs |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=h3qgbvq2SWs |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=8 Sep 2022 |title=eBay follows amazon's lead, consolidating & destroying the refurbished marketplace |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=qzUXmeaZsIQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=qzUXmeaZsIQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon cancels associate account after recent negative media coverage, with a different reason
|2023
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=22 Jun 2023 |title=Amazon cancelled my account after exposing their wrongful lockout of a paying customer |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kcohq313q00 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Kcohq313q00 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon wrongfully suspends account of home owner
|2023
|A home owner was locked out of their Amazon account for nearly a week, after a delivery driver from Amazon misheard an automated message from their Eufy doorbell.
|Account reinstated.
|[[Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver|Amazon locks home owner out of amazon account over allegation by amazon delivery driver]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Jun 2023 |title=Man locked out of amazon account over his doorbell gets account back, but no apology |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=SyEgD-5GK9c |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=SyEgD-5GK9c |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=12 Jun 2023 |title=Amazon accuses customer of racism & shuts down their smart home - enough cloud junk |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfiIXooD77s |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=NfiIXooD77s |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon engages in anticompetitive behavior
|2021 – 2022
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Sep 2022 |title=Amazon forces sellers to keep prices high on other platforms |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YBJoSGWdP0Y |website=Youtube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=YBJoSGWdP0Y |archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=15 Feb 2026 |title=Amazon copying products/rigging search results |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XCLx4mVJ4gk |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=XCLx4mVJ4gk |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon sells fake electrical fuses
|2023 – Present
|Fuses are being sold that do not blow when supplied more power than it is intended to handle, which is a major safety risk.
|These fuses are still being sold to this day.
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review! Deep dive on Amazons support of scams]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=30 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
|-
|Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation
|2024
|
|Since September 2024, it is no longer possible to use the Amazon Echo Show 8 as a digital frame without advertisements.
|[[Amazon PhotosPlus Discontinuation]]
|
|-
|Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its premium subscription
|2023 – Present
|Systematically designing the cancelling steps to be complicated and long; using tricks to enroll users into the subscription.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=FTC Takes Action Against Amazon for Enrolling Consumers in Amazon Prime Without Consent and Sabotaging Their Attempts to Cancel |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129015417/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their |archive-date=2025-01-29 |website=Federal Trade Commission |url-status=live}}</ref> See "Project Illiad".
|Continues to occur.
|
|
|-
|Amazon removes option to lend Kindle e-books
|2022
|E-books marked with "lending enabled" could be lent to other Kindle users for a period of time during which the title is unavailable to the sender.
|Since August 2022, it is not possible to borrow Kindle books.
|
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAvFmnuZZMI '''Amazon Discontinues Lending Kindle e-Books''']
|-
|Amazon removes option not to send voice recordings from Echo devices
|2025
|In March 2025, Echo customers with the option "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" enabled received an e-mail that local processing will no longer be supported on their device.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=TechLinked – Microsoft’s Big Oopsie – Echo voice recordings, Gemini watermarks |url=https://youtu.be/DhXH83O6pXc?t=268 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=DhXH83O6pXc |archive-date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=YouTube – TechLinked}}</ref>
|
|[[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage]]
|
|-
|Amazon discontinues Appstore for Android devices
|2025
|On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove Android devices' access to the Amazon Appstore.
|Android apps downloaded through the Amazon Appstore will cease to function.
|[[Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices|Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway]]
|
|-
|Amazon removes kindle books from user libraries.
|2009
|In 2009, Amazon removed 2 illegally published books, Animal Farm and 1984, from sale and user libraries, along with any notes and annotations made by the reader. Others have also reported missing books from their libraries.
|Those affected have been given refunds and there haven't been any further documented cases of books being removed from readers' libraries, although user reports are still prevalent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Georgie |date=13 Nov 2022 |title=Bought books removed by Amazon. |url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000ALx14HSQR/bought-books-removed-by-amazon |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813120836/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000ALx14HSQR/bought-books-removed-by-amazon |archive-date=13 Aug 2025|access-date=12 Aug 2025 |website=Amazon}}</ref>
|[https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle]
|
|-
|Amazon purposely delays assisting customers with lost packages
|2025
|Amazon has been found delaying assistance to customers who contact customer service to report issues with a order (i.e., a missing package). Amazon states they are unable to take any action until a certain date, delaying the resolution process further in hopes the customer will not contact them again to request a refund.
|Unknown
|
|
|-
|Amazon adds ads on the lockscreen's of Amazon Fire Tablets & Amazon Kindle
|2012 - Present
|Amazon shows ads on both the Kindle & Fire Tablets lockscreen's to get money out of your purchases makes you pay a fee to remove them. This only applies to the cheaper models.
|This practice still occurs, but is very easy to remove through a quick search.
|[https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-linux-tool-fire-toolbox-v42-1.3889604/ Fire Toolbox]
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=T70xcAGUDQ4cR5PwPR Learn More About Ads On Kindle Fire and Fire Tablet - Amazon]
|
|-
|Amazon ends support for Fire TV Blaster's making them unusable
|2026
|Amazon ends support for the Fire TV Blaster on January 31, 2026
|
|[https://www.heise.de/en/news/Amazon-makes-Fire-TV-Blaster-unusable-11145570.html Amazon makes Fire TV Blaster's unusable]
|
|}

==Products==

===Amazon Kindle (2007–Present)===
Amazon has progressively removed options for products purchased through the Kindle, effectively changing the meaning of purchases and ownership. It first removed the ability of users to lend e-books to one another, and later removed the ability to download purchased e-books to a computer.

===Amazon PhotosPlus (2023–2024)===
Amazon sold physical devices that could displaying photos stored in its Amazon Photos cloud storage through its PhotosPlus service. Less than one year later, it cancelled the service, which [[Retroactively amended purchase|changed the functionality]] of the devices, including showing advertisements every few hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |archive-date=16 Dec 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

===Amazon Prime (2005–Present)===
Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. Moreover, some features of the service, such as free deliveries, are region locked to where you initially subscribed, forcing you to buy another subscription to be able to use the service.{{CitationNeeded}}

Prime video further only allows for HD streaming on Windows and MacOS, despite streaming services such as Netflix allowing HD streaming on Linux <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Video System Requirements for Computers |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=atv_unsupported_systems_bannerlink?nodeId=GUVGB3QMQRYRERYW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214133717/https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GUVGB3QMQRYRERYW |archive-date=2026-02-14}}</ref>.

===Amazon Appstore (2011–Present)===
Amazon Appstore is the primary app store for Amazon's Fire devices, and is also available on other Android devices. On August 20, 2025, Amazon has removed access to the app store for all non-Fire devices. Apps installed on non-Fire devices from the Amazon Appstore have ceased to function but Fire devices are still to be able to access the Amazon Appstore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doffman |first=Zak |date=17 Aug 2025 |title=Amazon’s App Store Deadline—Stop Using Your Apps In 48 Hours |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/17/amazons-app-store-decision-48-hours-to-delete-your-apps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122155445/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/17/amazons-app-store-decision-48-hours-to-delete-your-apps/ |archive-date=22 Nov 2025|access-date=30 Nov 2025 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravi |first=Nandika |date=20 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon will suspend support for its Appstore on Android |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/amazon-will-suspend-support-for-its-appstore-on-android |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222204353/https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/amazon-will-suspend-support-for-its-appstore-on-android |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|access-date=30 Nov 2025 |website=Android Central}}</ref> There was no restitution for non-Fire users who may have purchased paid apps through the Amazon Appstore.{{Citation needed|date=30 Nov 2025}}

===Amazon Echo (2014–Present)===

===Amazon Alexa (2013–Present)===
On July 1st 2024, Amazon removed 3rd party list support from the Alexa service, resulting in only lists hosted by Amazon being supported<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=2025-09-16 |title=Deprecated Features |website=Amazon Developer Documentation |url=https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/ask-overviews/deprecated-features.html#shopping-lists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522134122/https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/ask-overviews/deprecated-features.html#shopping-lists |archive-date=2025-05-22 }}</ref>. While it is still possible to manage lists via Alexa skills, these now require the skill activation phrase to be used (e.g. "Alexa, ask AnyList to add XYZ to my shopping list"). This followed from a [[Google#Google Assistant 3rd Party List Support|similar move by Google]] in 2023.

===All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon===
<references group="Video References" />

==References==
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[[Category:Amazon]]
[[Category:Articles in need of additional work]]

Amazon

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| Industry = Technology
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[[wikipedia:Amazon_(company)|'''Amazon.com, Inc.''']] is a global leader in e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital streaming founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Originally launched as an online bookstore, Amazon quickly expanded into a marketplace offering a wide range of products, including - but not limited to - electronics, clothing, household goods, and groceries. Today, it is one of the largest companies in the world, with a dominant presence in retail, technology, and logistics.

In addition to its e-commerce platform, Amazon is a major player in cloud computing through Amazon Web Services (AWS), which provides cloud infrastructure and services to businesses globally. The company also offers a variety of digital services, such as Amazon Prime - which provides streaming video and music - and Alexa; its voice-activated virtual assistant. Amazon has also developed consumer products like the Kindle e-reader, Fire tablets, and Echo smart speakers.

Amazon has faced significant scrutiny and criticism, particularly concerning its treatment of workers, marketplace practices, data privacy issues, and its impact on small businesses. It has been involved in various regulatory and legal challenges related to anti-competitive behavior, safety, and consumer protection, with calls for increased oversight on its business operations.

==Consumer impact summary==

====Business Model====
Amazon gets a majority of its revenue from seller fees and Amazon Prime memberships. In addition, Amazon has a "subscribe and save" option for some products. With this, the page to manage these subscriptions is obfuscated for the user, intentional or not.

<gallery>
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 1.jpg|No "subscribe and save" option available.
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 2.jpg|The option appears in the "buy again" section.
File:Amazon subscribe and save example 3.jpg|
</gallery>

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this company. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Amazon|Amazon category]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Controversy
!Year
!Background info
!Aftermath
!Related article
!Related video(s)
|-
|Amazon increases the price to not see ads
|2026
|"...on April 10, 2026, Prime Video Ad Free will become Prime Video Ultra with enhanced viewing features, and your subscription price will increase to $4.99/month.
... From 04-14-2026, your subscription will automatically renew at $4.99/month, unless you cancel."
|The price to not see ads in Prime Video will be increased. The users are notified by email that the subscription price is increased automatically unless extra action is taken.
|http://aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-ultra-ad-free-streaming-subscription
|
|-
|Amazon removing kindle books from old devices.
|2025
|As of May 26, 2025 Kindle for Android app versions released prior to March 2022 (v8.51 or earlier) no longer support Kindle content downloads.
|Old android devices (such as Galaxy Tab 4) that are not compatible with Android OS v.9.0+ are no longer able to download Kindle ebooks. Furthermore, Amazon 'forcibly' removed any ebooks downloaded to the kindle app on those devices the next time they connected to the internet, without warning that this would occur.
|https://www.androidauthority.com/kindle-app-drm-loophole-3554844/
|
|-
|Amazon removing ability to download Kindle books
|2025
|Starting on February 26, 2025, Amazon removed a feature from its website allowing users to download purchased books to a computer and then copy them manually to a Kindle over USB.
|Starting February 26, 2025, the ‘Download & Transfer via USB’ option will no longer be available.
|[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoCzeGnIss '''Amazon are changing the way you own your Kindle books - you have 10 days to react''']
<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon revokes the concept of owning books, can edit books you already bought; PIRACY IS THE ANSWER! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XfcoUdWCB9M |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon Fresh/Go Stores
(Convenience & Grocery Brick and Mortar Stores)
|2024
|Revealed in 2024, Amazon's convenience stores powered by "AI" is really just human contractors from India watching people shop.
|
|[https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-abandons-ai-stores Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its “AI” Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors]
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|Amazon sells lethal litterboxes
|2024
|Amazon sold knockoffs of Whisker brand "Litter-Robot" litterboxes that were designed in a unsafe way that led to the deaths of multiple cats, and posed a danger to young children.
|The responsible knockoff product was delisted, yet many other variants of the same product exist on the site.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=10 Sep 2024 |title=Amazon litterbox fatally harms cat; this is the sad end result of what I've talked about all year :( |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=p6Y19nSPvC4 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=p6Y19nSPvC4 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon adds ads to premium subscription
|2023 – Present
|Amazon added advertisements to previously ad free subscriptions for Prime Video and Echo Show frames.
|Continues to occur.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=26 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon charges extra to avoid ads, says "lol jk" & adds them anyway |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=RSi6g5-xUaY |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=RSi6g5-xUaY |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=2 May 2024 |title=Amazon Hikes Profits by Forcing Ads on PAID Prime Subscribers |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=ua_QL9YysHQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ua_QL9YysHQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=28 Dec 2023 |title=Ads on Amazon Prime Video: Paying More for Less? 😒 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=VLFpU9aqtXc |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=VLFpU9aqtXc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon allows fraudulent listings
|2014 – Present
|
|Fraudulent listings continue to be added, some removed.
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=5 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review! Deep dive on Amazon's support of scams |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=qZCMislL6_I |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=qZCMislL6_I |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=14 Jan 2024 |title=Amazon's Reckless Bet: Hazardous Items Unfazed by Viral Scare |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=7trdHLtsFKM |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=7trdHLtsFKM |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=30 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=21 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon's Illusion of Quality: How Dangerous Products Get Top Ratings! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=DiKflg8Uko4 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=DiKflg8Uko4 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=16 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Dangerous Electrical Crimps |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=y83BS_mK9GE |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=y83BS_mK9GE |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=5 Aug 2023 |title=Amazon sells EOL devices as new after banning independents for quality control 🤣 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Rhb0ID9z4aE |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Rhb0ID9z4aE |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=24 Feb 2022 |title=Amazon has a credibility problem brewing |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XZNn2mO3dNQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=XZNn2mO3dNQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=24 Apr 2014 |title=Group Vertical eBay/Amazon Macbook screens are garbage; see for yourself! |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=C0YNLWdj9sQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=C0YNLWdj9sQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon allows sellers to bribe customers for better ratings
|2016 – Present
|Amazon sellers give customers gift cards in exchange for positive product reviews; Amazon does nothing to stop this.
|Continues to occur.
|[[Amazon's history of seller bribery]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=16 Jul 2024 |title=Amazon sellers bribe customers for good reviews; Amazon does nothing |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=eS698R-bxuc |website=Youtube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=eS698R-bxuc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon has bad marketplace algorithms
|2023 – Present
|
|Algorithms still seem to be nonbeneficial.
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=4 Jan 2024 |title=Beyond Algorithms: Why Amazon's Automated Systems Fail Sellers & Customers |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=tAaSXz8CBMc |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tAaSXz8CBMc |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon trashes refurbished market
|2022 – 2023
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Jul 2023 |title=Apple & Amazon pay a fine for trashing the refurbished market |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=h3qgbvq2SWs |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=h3qgbvq2SWs |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=8 Sep 2022 |title=eBay follows amazon's lead, consolidating & destroying the refurbished marketplace |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=qzUXmeaZsIQ |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=qzUXmeaZsIQ |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon cancels associate account after recent negative media coverage, with a different reason
|2023
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=22 Jun 2023 |title=Amazon cancelled my account after exposing their wrongful lockout of a paying customer |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kcohq313q00 |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Kcohq313q00 |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon wrongfully suspends account of home owner
|2023
|A home owner was locked out of their Amazon account for nearly a week, after a delivery driver from Amazon misheard an automated message from their Eufy doorbell.
|Account reinstated.
|[[Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver|Amazon locks home owner out of amazon account over allegation by amazon delivery driver]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Jun 2023 |title=Man locked out of amazon account over his doorbell gets account back, but no apology |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=SyEgD-5GK9c |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=SyEgD-5GK9c |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=12 Jun 2023 |title=Amazon accuses customer of racism & shuts down their smart home - enough cloud junk |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfiIXooD77s |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=NfiIXooD77s |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon engages in anticompetitive behavior
|2021 – 2022
|
|Unknown
|
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=18 Sep 2022 |title=Amazon forces sellers to keep prices high on other platforms |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=YBJoSGWdP0Y |website=Youtube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=YBJoSGWdP0Y |archive-date=21 Nov 2025}}</ref> <ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=15 Feb 2026 |title=Amazon copying products/rigging search results |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=XCLx4mVJ4gk |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://www.preservetube.com/watch?v=XCLx4mVJ4gk |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon sells fake electrical fuses
|2023 – Present
|Fuses are being sold that do not blow when supplied more power than it is intended to handle, which is a major safety risk.
|These fuses are still being sold to this day.
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review! Deep dive on Amazons support of scams]]
|<ref group="Video References">{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=30 Dec 2023 |title=Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |url-status=live |website=Youtube |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=B90_SNNbcoU |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref>
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|Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation
|2024
|
|Since September 2024, it is no longer possible to use the Amazon Echo Show 8 as a digital frame without advertisements.
|[[Amazon PhotosPlus Discontinuation]]
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|Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its premium subscription
|2023 – Present
|Systematically designing the cancelling steps to be complicated and long; using tricks to enroll users into the subscription.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=FTC Takes Action Against Amazon for Enrolling Consumers in Amazon Prime Without Consent and Sabotaging Their Attempts to Cancel |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129015417/https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-takes-action-against-amazon-enrolling-consumers-amazon-prime-without-consent-sabotaging-their |archive-date=2025-01-29 |website=Federal Trade Commission |url-status=live}}</ref> See "Project Illiad".
|Continues to occur.
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|Amazon removes option to lend Kindle e-books
|2022
|E-books marked with "lending enabled" could be lent to other Kindle users for a period of time during which the title is unavailable to the sender.
|Since August 2022, it is not possible to borrow Kindle books.
|
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAvFmnuZZMI '''Amazon Discontinues Lending Kindle e-Books''']
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|Amazon removes option not to send voice recordings from Echo devices
|2025
|In March 2025, Echo customers with the option "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" enabled received an e-mail that local processing will no longer be supported on their device.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=TechLinked – Microsoft’s Big Oopsie – Echo voice recordings, Gemini watermarks |url=https://youtu.be/DhXH83O6pXc?t=268 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=DhXH83O6pXc |archive-date=2025-03-18 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=YouTube – TechLinked}}</ref>
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|[[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage]]
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|Amazon discontinues Appstore for Android devices
|2025
|On August 20, 2025, Amazon will remove Android devices' access to the Amazon Appstore.
|Android apps downloaded through the Amazon Appstore will cease to function.
|[[Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices|Amazon pulls the plug on its Android app store that you never used anyway]]
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|Amazon removes kindle books from user libraries.
|2009
|In 2009, Amazon removed 2 illegally published books, Animal Farm and 1984, from sale and user libraries, along with any notes and annotations made by the reader. Others have also reported missing books from their libraries.
|Those affected have been given refunds and there haven't been any further documented cases of books being removed from readers' libraries, although user reports are still prevalent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Georgie |date=13 Nov 2022 |title=Bought books removed by Amazon. |url=https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000ALx14HSQR/bought-books-removed-by-amazon |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250813120836/https://www.amazonforum.com/s/question/0D56Q0000ALx14HSQR/bought-books-removed-by-amazon |archive-date=13 Aug 2025|access-date=12 Aug 2025 |website=Amazon}}</ref>
|[https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2009/07/18/technology/companies/18amazon.html Amazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle]
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|Amazon purposely delays assisting customers with lost packages
|2025
|Amazon has been found delaying assistance to customers who contact customer service to report issues with a order (i.e., a missing package). Amazon states they are unable to take any action until a certain date, delaying the resolution process further in hopes the customer will not contact them again to request a refund.
|Unknown
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|Amazon adds ads on the lockscreen's of Amazon Fire Tablets & Amazon Kindle
|2012 - Present
|Amazon shows ads on both the Kindle & Fire Tablets lockscreen's to get money out of your purchases makes you pay a fee to remove them. This only applies to the cheaper models.
|This practice still occurs, but is very easy to remove through a quick search.
|[https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-linux-tool-fire-toolbox-v42-1.3889604/ Fire Toolbox]
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=T70xcAGUDQ4cR5PwPR Learn More About Ads On Kindle Fire and Fire Tablet - Amazon]
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|Amazon ends support for Fire TV Blaster's making them unusable
|2026
|Amazon ends support for the Fire TV Blaster on January 31, 2026
|
|[https://www.heise.de/en/news/Amazon-makes-Fire-TV-Blaster-unusable-11145570.html Amazon makes Fire TV Blaster's unusable]
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==Products==

===Amazon Kindle (2007–Present)===
Amazon has progressively removed options for products purchased through the Kindle, effectively changing the meaning of purchases and ownership. It first removed the ability of users to lend e-books to one another, and later removed the ability to download purchased e-books to a computer.

===Amazon PhotosPlus (2023–2024)===
Amazon sold physical devices that could displaying photos stored in its Amazon Photos cloud storage through its PhotosPlus service. Less than one year later, it cancelled the service, which [[Retroactively amended purchase|changed the functionality]] of the devices, including showing advertisements every few hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=21 Aug 2024 |title=Amazon cancels the Echo Show 8 Photos Edition’s main feature — focusing on photos |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251216124644/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225149/amazon-end-photosplus-subscription-echo-show-8-photos-edition |archive-date=16 Dec 2025|access-date=4 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref>

===Amazon Prime (2005–Present)===
Amazon uses [[dark patterns]] for its subscription services, including tricking users into subscribing and making it very complicated to cancel. Moreover, some features of the service, such as free deliveries, are region locked to where you initially subscribed, forcing you to buy another subscription to be able to use the service.{{CitationNeeded}}

Prime video further only allows for HD streaming on Windows and MacOS, despite streaming services such as Netflix allowing HD streaming on Linux <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prime Video System Requirements for Computers |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=atv_unsupported_systems_bannerlink?nodeId=GUVGB3QMQRYRERYW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214133717/https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GUVGB3QMQRYRERYW |archive-date=2026-02-14}}</ref>.

===Amazon Appstore (2011–Present)===
Amazon Appstore is the primary app store for Amazon's Fire devices, and is also available on other Android devices. On August 20, 2025, Amazon has removed access to the app store for all non-Fire devices. Apps installed on non-Fire devices from the Amazon Appstore have ceased to function but Fire devices are still to be able to access the Amazon Appstore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doffman |first=Zak |date=17 Aug 2025 |title=Amazon’s App Store Deadline—Stop Using Your Apps In 48 Hours |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/17/amazons-app-store-decision-48-hours-to-delete-your-apps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251122155445/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/08/17/amazons-app-store-decision-48-hours-to-delete-your-apps/ |archive-date=22 Nov 2025|access-date=30 Nov 2025 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ravi |first=Nandika |date=20 Feb 2025 |title=Amazon will suspend support for its Appstore on Android |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/amazon-will-suspend-support-for-its-appstore-on-android |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222204353/https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/amazon-will-suspend-support-for-its-appstore-on-android |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|access-date=30 Nov 2025 |website=Android Central}}</ref> There was no restitution for non-Fire users who may have purchased paid apps through the Amazon Appstore.{{Citation needed|date=30 Nov 2025}}

===Amazon Echo (2014–Present)===

===Amazon Alexa (2013–Present)===
On July 1st 2024, Amazon removed 3rd party list support from the Alexa service, resulting in only lists hosted by Amazon being supported<ref>{{Cite web |access-date=2025-09-16 |title=Deprecated Features |website=Amazon Developer Documentation |url=https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/ask-overviews/deprecated-features.html#shopping-lists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522134122/https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/ask-overviews/deprecated-features.html#shopping-lists |archive-date=2025-05-22 }}</ref>. While it is still possible to manage lists via Alexa skills, these now require the skill activation phrase to be used (e.g. "Alexa, ask AnyList to add XYZ to my shopping list"). This followed from a [[Google#Google Assistant 3rd Party List Support|similar move by Google]] in 2023.

===All Louis Rossmann videos covering Amazon===
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'''[[wikipedia:Gatekeeper_(macOS)|Gatekeeper]]''' is a security technology built into Apple's macOS operating system designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on a user's Mac computer. First introduced in Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) in 2012, Gatekeeper checks applications downloaded from the internet for known malicious content before allowing them to run. While promoted as a security feature to protect users from malware, Gatekeeper has also been criticized for restricting user freedom and reinforcing Apple's control over software distribution.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gatekeeper and runtime protection in macOS |url=https://support.apple.com/guide/security/sec5599b66df/web |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/WNNZd |archive-date=2026-02-23 |access-date=8 May 2025 |website=Apple Support}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

===User Freedom===

Gatekeeper restricts users' ability to install and run software of their choice by default, requiring extra steps to run non-Apple-approved applications and creating a closed ecosystem that limits choice.

===User Privacy===

While positioned as protecting privacy, Gatekeeper requires online verification of apps, which involves sending data to Apple's servers about software usage patterns.

===Business Model===

The technology reinforces Apple's walled garden approach, directing users to the App Store ecosystem where Apple collects a 15-30% commission on all software sales.

===Market Control===

By implementing increasingly strict security measures, Apple has gained significant control over which software developers can effectively distribute applications to Mac users, potentially stifling competition and innovation.

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product.

===Hidden "Anywhere" option (2016)===
In macOS Sierra (10.12), Apple removed the "Allow applications downloaded from: Anywhere" option from the Security & Privacy settings, making it harder for users to disable Gatekeeper restrictions. While technically still possible to disable through Terminal commands, this change represents a deliberate effort to obscure user choice and make it more difficult for average users to exercise control over their own computers. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Degtiarenko |first=Igor |date=2025-01-10 |title=Want to allow app downloads from anywhere? Here's how |url=https://macpaw.com/how-to/allow-apps-anywhere |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251130090053/https://macpaw.com/how-to/allow-apps-anywhere |archive-date=30 Nov 2025|access-date=2026-02-06 |website=MacPaw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-22 |title=How to Allow Opening Apps from Anywhere in MacOS Sequoia, Sonoma |url=https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/22/how-allow-open-apps-anywhere-macos-sequoia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222211457/https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/22/how-allow-open-apps-anywhere-macos-sequoia/ |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|access-date=2026-02-06 |website=OSXDaily}}</ref>

===Mandatory notarization requirement (2019)===
In macOS Catalina (released in 2019), Apple made it mandatory for all software distributed outside the Mac App Store to be "notarized" by Apple to run without Gatekeeper warnings. This controversial move required all developers to submit their applications to Apple for review before distribution, effectively extending Apple's gatekeeping role beyond its own App Store to all Mac software.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stokes |first=Phil |date=11 Sep 2019 |title=What is macOS Notarization? – An Easy Guide 101 |url=https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/maco-notarization-security-hardening-or-security-theater/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251115021107/https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/maco-notarization-security-hardening-or-security-theater/ |archive-date=15 Nov 2025|access-date=7 May 2025 |website=SentinelOne Blog}}</ref> The change gave Apple unprecedented control over third-party software distribution on macOS, forcing developers to comply with Apple's terms or risk their software being blocked by default.

===Achilles vulnerability (2022)===
In December 2022, Microsoft researchers revealed a vulnerability in macOS, dubbed "Achilles" (CVE-2022-42821), that allowed attackers to bypass Gatekeeper security features. This vulnerability exposed the limitations of Apple's security model and raised questions about the effectiveness of its restrictive approach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 Dec 2022 |title=Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/12/19/gatekeepers-achilles-heel-unearthing-a-macos-vulnerability/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260217103531/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/12/19/gatekeepers-achilles-heel-unearthing-a-macos-vulnerability/ |archive-date=17 Feb 2026|access-date=7 May 2025 |website=Microsoft Security}}</ref> Despite Apple's emphasis on security as the justification for its restrictive Gatekeeper policies, the discovery highlighted that these restrictions hadn't necessarily resulted in an impenetrable system.

===Developer signing requirement barriers (ongoing)===
Since Gatekeeper's introduction, Apple has required developers to pay for an annual Apple Developer subscription ($99/year) to obtain a Developer ID certificate necessary for distributing software outside the App Store that doesn't trigger Gatekeeper warnings. This creates a financial barrier for independent and open-source developers who may not be able to afford or justify this recurring expense.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@vish90 |date=Jul 2019 |title=App notarized but Gatekeeper still shows app as untrusted |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/120016 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250818022059/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/120016 |archive-date=18 Aug 2025|access-date=8 May 2025 |website=Apple Developer Forum}}</ref> The requirement effectively monetizes the right for developers to distribute software without their users experiencing security warnings.

===Blocked legacy software (ongoing)===
With each major macOS update, Apple has increased Gatekeeper restrictions, often rendering older software unusable without complex workarounds. Many users have found themselves unable to use legitimately purchased software after OS updates, as Gatekeeper blocks unsigned or un-notarized applications. This has forced users to either avoid system updates (potentially exposing themselves to security vulnerabilities) or repurchase software, effectively devaluing their previous purchases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@paolo |date=21 Aug 2012 |title=Gatekeeper and the rise of the Total Apple Consumer |url=https://www.molleindustria.org/blog/gatekeeper-and-the-rise-of-the-total-apple-consumer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250826010917/https://www.molleindustria.org/blog/gatekeeper-and-the-rise-of-the-total-apple-consumer/ |archive-date=26 Aug 2025|access-date=8 May 2025 |website=www.molleindustria.org}}</ref>

===Internet connection requirement controversy (ongoing)===
{{Main|macOS Online Verification Requirements}}
Gatekeeper's notarization verification process requires an internet connection, which has caused issues for users in environments without reliable internet access or those who prefer to work offline for privacy reasons. This requirement has been criticized as an unnecessary limitation that treats users' computers as terminals requiring constant verification rather than personal property under the user's control.

==See also==
*[[Right to Repair]]
*[[Walled Garden Ecosystems]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Gatekeeper]]
[[Category:Apple]]

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==Summary==
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Projects:Archive everything

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This project aims to get as many reference links as possible on the wiki switched over to archival links, instead of live links.

== The need to fight link rot ==
Everywhere on the internet, you get link rot - where linked pages either get taken offline, or changed, and the link is no longer useful for its original purpose. Link rot is a doubly serious issue for the Consumer Rights Wiki, as fairly substantial points of fact about companies or incidents may hang on our references, which will often point to a company's own website. The best available way to counter link rot is through archival, and this page serves as a hub for making sure every wiki article has its references archived.

Of particular importance are any links to central pieces of evidence used to support a claim of fact related to something a company has said or done, especially if it is on the website of a company, and can be taken down by them at any time. A reference supporting a more commonly available and frequently changing fact like 'Apple's market cap is $x' is not as important to archive as a company's FAQ, but it certainly won't hurt to do so.

Certain webpages are un-usable when archived, typically due to [[Pay-walling|paywalls]] or embedded dynamic content (typically powered by [[JavaScript]]), and archival may not be appropriate for links leading to this kind of page. Some webpages require the use of a specific archival service (e.g. PreserveTube for YouTube links). To archive pages behind registration or date-of-birth walls that archival services cannot bypass, make a screenshot of the content after getting past the wall and upload it to Consumer Rights Wiki; content hosted on the wiki may serve as an archival of ''last-resort'', but ideally, proper archival services should be used where possible.

== What you need to do ==
The best possible option is to archive a site in as many places as possible, but any archival link is much better than none at all.

The '''minimum''' correct formatting for an archived citation requires the title, url, archive-url, and archive-date fields and will look something like this:

<code><nowiki><ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ – End of operations |url=https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250923061946/https://www.spexor-bosch.com/en/faq/faq-end-of-operations/ |archive-date=23 Sep 2025}}</ref></nowiki></code>

The full list of possible additional fields can be found here: {{Wplink|Template:Cite web}}. All you need to do is archive the relevant un-archived webpage (or find an archived copy closer to the date the reference initially accessed it), and then update the reference with the archival link.

This can either be done through the source editor (in which case citations will look like the text block above) or through the visual editor's citation tool (this can be found by clicking Insert -> More... -> Citation, or pressing crtl+shift+k).

=== Archival services ===
* [https://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive] – Primary, most popular archival service, sometimes throttles/blocks VPN IPs. Upload video files and/or screenshots [https://archive.org/upload here] of content that cannot be archived via wayback machine (e.g. Twitter videos downloaded with yt-dlp).
* [https://ghostarchive.org/ Ghost Archive] – Secondary archival service.
* [https://megalodon.jp/ Megalodon] – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
* [https://preservetube.com/ PreserveTube] – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
* [[Special:Upload|Consumer Rights Wiki]] – Upload screenshots of pages for direct quoting or if an archival service cannot get past something like a registration-wall. Do not upload more of an article than is necessary for supporting the citation.

'''Archive.today has been deprecated.''' This is because they weaponised their site's visitors to [[wikipedia:Denial-of-service_attack#Distributed_DoS|DDOS]] some guy's blogs for bizarre internet argument reasons (which calls into question the reliability of the maintainer and site, and the ethics of using it), and it's also been alleged that they have tampered with archive pages, which hurts our ability to rely on the site as an archive which can be used to actually verify things and support the claims made in articles.

As archive.today is run by one person who has now brought a lot of scrutiny onto themselves through their actions, there's also a very real risk that they just take the site down, so where practical it would be sensible to migrate links archived using archive.today to an alternate archiving service.

The result of the Wikipedia community's discussion on this matter can be found {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Archive.is_RFC_5|here}}.

For guidance on replacing Archive.today links, see {{Wplink|Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance|here}}.

===Alternative frontends & mirrors===
The following is a list of services that expose more lightweight, HTML-based, and ultimately more archive-friendly user interfaces of popular sites. '''They are not archival services in and of themselves.''' Some instances may have captchas that end up blocking certain archival services, try several.

* [https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances Nitter]: Allows for viewing Twitter/X replies without login and therefore only way to archive replies. The best way to cite Twitter/X references.
* [https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md Redlib]: Lightweight like old.reddit, good for getting around 18+/nsfw gates that archival services cannot pass (some subreddits flag all posts as nsfw regardless of content).

==The list==
Below is a manually updated table of (hopefully) all pages on the wiki, and the current status of their references.

Pages that are missing a references section or have an empty references section are listed as "N/A" as they either do not have links that need archiving, or if they do then those links need to be correctly moved to the references section and/or the page completed/cleaned/reformatted before adding archived links, which is beyond the scope of this project (See [[:Category:Articles in need of additional work]]). This may change if references are properly added to these pages in the future.

Last updated on 2026/03/21
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Page Name!!References Archived?!!Archived By
|-
|[[1Password]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[3B CPAP Devices (3b Medical) (ReactHealth)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[3CX]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[4k Video Downloader+]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[5CA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[7-Eleven]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ADDW car systems legislated in the EU]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AEG Power Tools 58V Product Line Discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AMD]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS "sliding clip" battery connector defect]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS downgrades a well-reviewed monitor panel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AT&T]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ATSC 3.0]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AWS Lightsail Won't Cancel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Acer]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Acer Leap Ware smartwatch bricked by discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Acer settles online breach probe for $115k]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Activation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Activision Blizzard]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Activision Blizzard account lock and forced arbitration]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Activision discontinues Blur video game]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Ad block]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Adobe CS Activation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe Digital Editions' ebook DRM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe Lightroom]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe ToS update gives the company rights over consumers' works]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Adobe sued by FTC over hidden fees in subscription plans]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Advertising overload]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Age verification]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[AirAsia]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Airpods]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Airthings ASA app release]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Akelius]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Alliance Laundry Solutions and Speed Queen]]||N/A||
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|[[Allstate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Alltech Services Inc]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Ally Financial]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Ally Invest Securities]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Amazon]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon Echo changes terms of voice usage]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon Kindle removes download feature of purchased books]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon PhotosPlus discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon allows fraudulent product page after manual review]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon alters the content of purchased ebooks]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon locks home owner out of Amazon account over allegation by Amazon delivery driver]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Amazon revokes access to their Appstore on non-Amazon devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Amazon sued for enrolling and charging customers into Audible without consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Amazon to charge non-Prime consumers to use Alexa]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ancestry.com]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android Data Collection]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Android Developer Verification]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Android System SafetyCore]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anker Battery Bank Recall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anova Culinary]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Anthem]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anthem server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Anthropic]]||N/A||
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|[[Anti-Cheat Expert]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Anti-privacy legislation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple's anti-repair and anti-refurbishment practices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple's planned obsolescence incidents]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple App Store]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple Gatekeeper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Apple Media Services]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple Self Service Repair]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple TV+]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apple authorized service provider program]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Apps deliberately refusing to work on modded devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ariston]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Arity's alleged unauthorized driver data collection through mobile apps]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Arlo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Article suggestions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Artificial intelligence/training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Assioma]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ASUS charges for previously free service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Asus voids warranty of devices sent for repair over minor damages and performs unrelated repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Asustor Drivestor NAS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Audi]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Audi Basic HVAC "Sync" Function Paywalled]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Audible]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Audible class action lawsuit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Audible subsidizes its streaming plan via premium credits]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Australia Competition and Consumer Act 2010]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Autel - Otofix]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Authy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Autodesk]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Autodesk Fusion EOL on Intel based MacOS systems running OpenCore legacy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Automatic content recognition]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Automotive digital rights management]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Axis]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[BMW]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW's heated seat subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[BMW's high beam assistant (HBA)]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW API restrictions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BMW feature lockout scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BTicino/Legrand/Netatmo Zigbee devices refuse to connect to third-party gateways]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Backdoor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bait-and-switch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Balena]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bambu Farm Manager]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bambu Lab]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bambu Lab LAN mode guide]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bandai Namco EULA]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bandicam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bandicam perpetual license invalidation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Battery Health Assistance]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Battery firmware lockout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Belkin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Best Buy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BetterHelp]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Better Way Electronics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bitly]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bitly QRCodeGenerator.com QR code lockout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bitly QR Code Preview Page Advertising]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlackVue]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Blink]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bloatware]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bloomberg]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bloomberg DMCA strikes GamersNexus video]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Blu-Ray Ultra-HD DRM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlueCruise hands-free driving]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[BlueDriver OBD2 scanner now requires account login and collects data]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bootloader unlocking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bosch]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Bosch Cloud Dishwasher Incident]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bosch Spexor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Bose QuietComfort Sleepbuds doesn't allow purchasing new case]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Bose SoundTouch end of life treatment]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[BowFlex, Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Box Tops for Education]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brainly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Brave browser]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brave puts affiliated links in the address bar]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brilliant]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Broadband choice reduction by Brendan Carr's FCC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Broadcom Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Brother Industries Ltd.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brother Refresh EZ Print Subscription Service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Brother DCP-L3550CDW aftermarket toner failure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Archive.today
|-
|[[Brother printers causing issues with third party inks]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bumpgate]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bunnings]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bungie]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Bureau of Consumer Protection]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Burger King]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Buy now, pay later]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Buy one, get one free]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[ByteDance]]||N/A||
|-
|[[CAPTCHA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CARIAD]]||N/A||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CF Moto puts previously included features behind paywall]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[COBB Tuning]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[California Privacy Rights Act]]||N/A||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cambridge Analytica Scandal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cameras bricked on iPhone 13 series after iOS update]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cami Research]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian Bill S-209]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian bread price fixing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canadian internet providers circumvent CRTC protection]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Canon]]||N/A||Internet Archive; Preserve Tube
|-
|[[Canon Camera Connect]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canon EOS Webcam Utility patch guide]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Canon ink DRM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canonical]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Canva Affinity Studio adds arbitration clause]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Capital One]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Capital One Shopping]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Carly]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Caveat emptor]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cerberus]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cerberus Phone Security Login with ad blocker no longer possible]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CgNAT]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive (Citation 2 is paywalled academic paper)
|-
|[[Chamberlain Group]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Change.org]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Charles Schwab]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Chase Bank]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Chipotle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Chrome OS ends support for school Chromebooks]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Chromium]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Cinemark]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Circular economy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cisco Smart Licensing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cisco Systems, Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Class action]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Clearview AI]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Click-to-cancel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Clip Studio Paint changes perpetual license to subscription model]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Clippy Campaign]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Cloud (service)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Cloudflare]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Clover Network, Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Coffee Meets Bagel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Colgate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Collective Shout]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Comcast]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Commercial weather apps lose summary proceedings]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Common Questions, Arguments, & Responses when discussing Flock Surveillance]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Commonwealth Bank collection of Biometric Data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[CompTIA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ConnectedLife SmartDry discontinuation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Consent-or-pay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Consumer Advice (UK)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Consumer Defense Code]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Consumer Financial Protection Bureau]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Consumer Technology Association]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Costco]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Costco's collection and sharing of data through Meta's tracking pixel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Covert web-to-app tracking by Meta and Yandex]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cox Communications]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Crash Team Racing]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Crave app refuses televisions based on production date]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Creality forces update that removes features from their 3D scanners]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Creative Fabrica licensing risks and ownership verification concerns]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cricut]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Cryptic Studios]]||N/A||
|-
|[[CursorAI adds rate limits to unlimited plans]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[DAZN]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate product review showing battery issues & misleading warranty]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[DJI]]||N/A||
|-
|[[DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DJI Ronin RS4 Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DSGVO-Portal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Daily Wire + lifetime Membership Terms Scope of the Subscription]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dark pattern]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Data brokers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Data lock-in]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[De-anonymization]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Dead star server shutdown]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deceptive language frequently used against consumers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Deep Cycle Systems]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Deerrun walking pads & treadmills startup]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Delisting and shut down of Age of Empires 3]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Denon HEOS Speakers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Denuvo Anti-Tamper]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Derrimut Gym revokes 24/7 access after running sale promoting 24/7 access gym]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Device bricking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Device fingerprint]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Device lifecycle]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Deye]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dictionary.com shuts down premium app after selling lifetime subscriptions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Digital Fairness Act]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Digital Markets Act]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Digital Millennium Copyright Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Digital rights management]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Disabling online features in retaliation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Disc rot]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Discontinuation bricking]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Samsung Gear 360 software and services discontinued]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Discord]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney requires an active subscription to delete a Disney+ account]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+ Ad Policy Change]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Disney+ household restrictions and access limitations]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DMarket]]||{{Yes}}||Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Doordash]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Downloadable content]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[DuckDuckGo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Duolingo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Duracell Energy EV Charger]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dymo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson V10/V11 trigger design]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson battery lifespan reduced by design and difficult to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Dyson covers circuit board in glue]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Dyson ends relationship with third-party repair centers]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems]]||N/A||
|-
|[[EA moves to in-house kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EA releases source code of classic command and conquer titles]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EA requires open beta players of battlefield 6 to change their motherboard bios settings]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EBay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EBay opts-in users for AI training]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[EINSTAR VEGA hidden activation requirement before file transfer is enabled]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EO]]||N/A||
|-
|[[EU enforcement actions against Shein for consumer rights violations]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EVGA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EZVIZ]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Echelon fitness firmware lockout]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ecoflow]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EduVULCAN]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Eight Sleep]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Electron]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Electronic Arts]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Elgato forces Stream Deck users to sign up]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Elsagate]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Emerson Sensi Smart Thermostat - ST55U]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[End-user license agreement]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Enshittification]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Entities refusing to distribute copyleft licensed software under license terms]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Epic Games]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Epic Games forces third party account creation in Rocket League]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Epson printer waste ink counter restrictions]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Etoro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Eufy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Europe-based news sites enact consent-or-pay for data tracking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[European Consumer Centre on the Lack of Quality Standards for Exalted Skins]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[EviCore]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Excessive data collection by cars]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Extron]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[F1TV concurrent streams limit]]||N/A||
|-
|[[FTC sues PepsiCo for rigging Soft Drink Competition]]||N/A||
|-
|[[FUTO]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fake memory still being sold on eBay and Amazon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fal (AI company)]]||N/A||
|-
|[[False advertising]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Fandom]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Fear of missing out]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Features on demand]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Federal Communications Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Federal Trade Commission]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Ferrari]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Figma]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[Figma threatens companies using "Dev Mode"]]||{{Yes}}||PreserveTube; Internet Archive
|-
|[[Fiio]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Filmora lifetime licenses terminated]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Final Draft software activation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Financial Industry Regulatory Authority]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Financial censorship]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Firefox]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Firefox introduces TOS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[First-sale doctrine]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fisher price smart app]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Fitbit]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fitbit Sense and Versa 3 Battery Performance Program]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flat Earth Clock App]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Flock Safety]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Flock Safety Nova uses dark web data for surveillance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Flock license plate readers]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Forced User Agreement on Jetbrains IntelliJ software]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Forced app download]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Forced arbitration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced eSIMs]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced identification]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Forced indemnification]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Forced retention of payment methods]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford ad patent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ford repossession patent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Formlabs]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fossify]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[FreePhoneLine revokes Lifetime VoIP service for monthly subscription model]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Free software movement]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Friend app]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Frontier Airlines]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Frontier Airlines obfuscates web check-in form]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Fujifilm Instax Cameras]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Funimation "Forever" Content License Revocation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Future Motion]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Futurehome Smarthub mandatory subscription fee]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[GE Refrigerator water filter DRM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GREE Electric]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GTA 5 moves to kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive, Consumer Rights Wiki, {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Gaia GPS adds "feature" that opts all users into social media profile and location/activity sharing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Game-of-telephone privacy policy]]||N/A||
|-
|[[GameSpy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GameSpy server shutdown]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GameStop]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GameStop Short Squeeze]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Games as a service]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Geeni]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Data Protection Regulation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[General Electric Refrigerators]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors (OnStar)]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[General Motors data collection and sharing controversy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Generative artificial intelligence]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Genshin Impact]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Gigantti pressured additional subscriptions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Gillette]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GitHub]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Glance]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Glasswire]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoGuardian]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoIt changing its warranty conditions post-sale]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoPro]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GoPro Karma]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoPro advertises waterproof cameras despite design flaw and lack of warranty]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GoTo Group]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Good2Go Mobile (Canada) phases out 3G network, Merges with LuckyMobile]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Goodlife now require App to access gyms]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Android restrict app sideloading]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Chrome]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Chrome automatically disables uBlock Origin]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Chromebook]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Gemini]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Google Jamboard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google LSA terms of service change]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Nest Protect forced to use Google app]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Nest thermostat smart features disabled]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Google OnHub]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Google Pixel 6a Battery Performance Program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel 9 Pro camera bar separates from phone body]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Buds]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Buds "Touch and Hold" discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google Pixel Watch]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google Pixel Watches do not come with repair options]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Google Play Integrity API]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google asserts the right to seize phones during repairs]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Google forces your device to join their "Find Hub" network, hard to opt out]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Google password manager overrides third-party autofill]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[GrapheneOS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Greenwashing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Groupon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Guardzilla]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Guide:How to circumvent Synology hard drive restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Guide - Windows 10 end of support]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HBO Max]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HBO Max downgrades lifetime subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HNGRYnsite Camera: From smart kitchen aid to e-waste]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Dynamic Security]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[GUIDE: HP Ink Cartridge ID Chip Swap]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HP Instant Ink]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[HP Printers locking functionality behind ink availability]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP Reverb G2]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[HP adds 15 minutes to all customer service phone calls]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HP systemic DRM and firmware lockouts]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Happiest Baby]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hauptwerk expiration of perpetual license download]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Helldivers 2]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[HelloSimply.com]]||N/A||
|-
|[[HelloSimply.com: easy to subscribe, difficult to unsubscribe]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Hidden EULA language]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hikvision]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hisense H9G Smart TV]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Hogwarts Legacy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Home Bargains]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Home Connect]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Honda]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Honey browser plugin controversy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Huawei]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Humane Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Humble Bundle]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Humble Bundle alters terms of sale]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hyundai]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Hyundai Ioniq 5 N brake pad repair restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ICloud]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ID.me]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[IFTTT]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IFTTT discontinued Legacy plan]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IKEA]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[IKEA ÅSKVÄDER]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ILife]]||N/A||
|-
|[[IPhone 6 error 53 fingerprint sensor incident]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[IRobot]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Imgur]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive (Note: No archival possible for ref 17.)
|-
|[[Inactive account deletion]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Inclusion of forced arbitration in Crunchyroll January 2025 TOS update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Indeed Forced Arbitration & bundling of consent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Infomaniak]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Insta360]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Insta360+]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Insta360 X5]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Instagram]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Intel]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Intel CPUs stability issue]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Interactive Brokers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Interchangeable parts]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Internet Archive]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Internet of things]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Intuit]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Itch.io]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Itron]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Jailbreak]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Jeep]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[JetBlue Travel Credits]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[JetBrains retires CodeCanvas]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere dealerships are lobbying against right to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere fails to uphold right to repair agreement]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[John Deere security flaws exposed sensitive customer information]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kemper guitar amplifer modeler puts features behind paywall after firmware update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kerbal Space Program 2]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Kernel level anti-cheats]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kernel level driver]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Keurig]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Keychron k13 pro]]||{{No}} ||
|-
|[[Keyshot]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[KFC]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kia]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[KingSong]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Kroger Grocery store electronic shelf labels & facial recognition]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Kwik Trip]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Kwikset Kevo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[LA Fitness makes it purposely difficult to cancel memberships]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LG Bootloader incident]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG G4 malfunctions]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LG Television sale of personal data]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LG refrigerator warranty scandal]]||{{No}}||
|-
|-
|[[LaLiga forces Spanish ISPs to mass-block Cloudflare IPs during Soccer Games]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lamborghini]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LastPass]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lead plaintiff]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Leadwerks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[League of Legends: Exalted Skins Exclusive Cosmetics]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Lebara]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Lemmy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo Mirage AR]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo Tablets (Android)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Lenovo X1 Carbon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Leo Express]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Liberty Safe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Lieferando]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Life360]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Life360 Terms of Service Forced Arbitration Agreement]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Lightspeed Aviation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Lincare Holdings Inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Linea Sketch revokes lifetime licenses]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[LinkedIn]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of car models with anti-ownership and anti-privacy practices]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of Google products]]||N/A||
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|[[List of companies]]||N/A||
|-
|[[List of discontinued online-only video games]]||N/A||
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|[[List of kernel-level anti cheats]]||N/A||
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|[[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of products and services with forced arbitration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[List of products and services with post-purchase license change]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of products bricked by discontinuation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[List of services without clear cancellation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Litter Robot]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LiveRamp]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[LiveView Technologies AI Surveillance]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Logitech]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Logitech G HUB]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Logitech Harmony discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Louis Rossmann - Video Directory]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Loyalty cards]]||N/A||
|-
|[[MIRC]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MagicGate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Magic Leap]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[MakerBot]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Malicious compliance]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Malwarebytes]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[ManyCam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mark Zuckerberg]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mastercard]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Maytag]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mazda]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mazda DMCA takedown of open source Home Assistant app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mazda remote-start subscription]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's 2017 India Leak]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[McDonald's Japan malware attack]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Medical equipment]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Meetup.com account creation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mega.io]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Memrise]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mercedes-Benz EQS rear-wheel steering requires subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mercedes-Benz locks horsepower behind paid subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mercedes Benz]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Mercury Insurance]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Merkury Innovations]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Meta]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Meta AI permanent account suspensions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Microsoft Authenticator]]||{{Yes}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Copilot's recall feature]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Edge]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Office 365]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Microsoft Windows]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft Windows 11]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Microsoft account]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Microsoft ends use of bypassnro.cmd for Windows 11]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Miele]]||{{Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MikroTik ignoring WiFi disconnecting after firmware upgrade on hAP ax3 / ax2 / cAP ax]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Miku]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Miku Terms of Service and Arbitration]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Miku charges subscription for previously free features]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Milwaukee battery drm]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MinIO Object Browser: Removal of Management Features]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Minecraft LAN gameplay paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft account migration]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Minecraft post-purchase ownership rights changes]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[MinestoreCMS converting your license without approval]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[MitID]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Model F Labs]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Moderation problems in online marketplaces]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Consumer Rights Wiki
|-
|[[Mojang]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Molekule threatens to remotely shut down their app if purifiers used with third party air filters]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Monetization overload]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Monopoly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Monoprice]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Motorola]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Movies Anywhere]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Mozilla]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Mullvad VPN]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[MyFitnessPal regressive upgrade]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NDAA has military right to repair stripped from it in favor of data as a service]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NOOK 1st gen devices end of life]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NOYB]]||N/A||
|-
|[[NProtect GameGuard]]||N/A||
|-
|[[NVWB response to the ruling in favor of KNMI]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NZXT]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NZXT Flex]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NZ eRUC all-cars 24/7 GPS Surveillance proposal]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nanoleaf]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[National Security Agency]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Neato cloud shutdown]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Negative option marketing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nestlé]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[NetLimiter]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Netatmo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netflix]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Netflix Games deactivated]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netflix delisting 23 game titles]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Netflix stream-quality controversy]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Netgate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Newag]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ngenic forces subscription on previously “lifetime” Tune customers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nike]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nike Adapt: Smart shoes with app Integration and discontinuation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nikon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Nintendo's May 2025 Policy Updates]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo 3rd party dock restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch Online]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nintendo Switch bans]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nissan]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Nissan shuts 2G car service in UK]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nitro PDF License Deactivating]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nitro Pro]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nixplay]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Non-disclosure agreement]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Non-fungible tokens]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[NordVPN]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Notability]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nothing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Nothing Phone (1)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Now TV]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Nvidia]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nvidia buys stake in Intel]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Nvidia threatens GamersNexus]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Octopus Energy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Oculus (Meta) Quest 1 Deprecation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ofcom]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Okkazeo]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ola Electric disables vehicle riding modes without MoveOS+ subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[OneDrive]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[OnePlus]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[OpenAI]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Opera]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Opt-out]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Optimum]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Optus]]||N/A||
|-
|[[OtO Lawn discontinues solutions program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Other Channels - Video Directory]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PCIe power connector design linked to melting GPU cables]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PEAK "Roots" Update]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PEAK (game)]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PETKIT Pura Max 2 — Region-Lock]]||N/A||
|-
|[[PFAS cover-up]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PHH Mortgage Corporation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PNC Bank]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PROCON]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Palantir]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Panasonic Lumix S5IIX]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Papa John's]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Paragon NTFS software license invalidation]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Part pairing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Patreon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PayPal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PayPal Honey]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[PayPal requests ID post-purchase for cryptocurrency]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Payscore]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pearson]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Peloton]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Peloton removes Just Run feature]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Peloton used-equipment activation fee]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PepsiCo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Personal Information Protection Act]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Photobucket]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Pinterest]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Pitboss Grills]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Pixel 4a Battery Performance Program]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pixel 5a]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Planned obsolescence]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PlayStation restricts how developers can give upgrades to "PS5" editions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Plex Media Server]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Pluralsight]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Pluralsight revokes lifetime licenses]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Plutus]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Pocket Casts]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Podkicker Pro]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[PolarBackup - Cloud Storage]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Polestar]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Polestar 2]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Polestar paywalls performance update]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Positive practices]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Post-purchase EULA modification]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Predatory microtransactions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Presonus removes VSL mixing app from VSL audio interfaces products line]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Price fixing]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Printer tracking dots]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Protection One 320P1 Security System]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Proton]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Protonmail]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Proven Industries v. Trevor McNally]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[PsychonautWiki Journal locks drug & interaction tracking behind Paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Purism]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[QIDI 3D printer house fire]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Qantas]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Qantas sale of tickets for cancelled services (ghost flights)]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Qardio]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Qualcomm]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Quidd]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Megalodon
|-
|[[Razer]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Razer Corp. Ends Software Degrading Consumer Devices]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ReCAPTCHA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reason Studios]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reckon]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Red Robin]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, Ghost Archive
|-
|[[Red Shell tracker]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Red Sky Labs Muzio Player Premium post-purchase terms change]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Red Ventures]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Redbox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Reddit]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Remote disabling]]||N/A||
|-
|[[RepairShopr]]||N/A||
|-
|[[RepairShopr data privacy]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Requirement for Canon EOS Webcam Utility subscription to enable webcam features on cameras]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[ResellerRatings]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Restaurant Brands International]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Restaurant Brands International caught training AI models using customer voices]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Retailers requiring police reports for missing items in orders]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Retroactive policy enforcement]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Retroid Pocket MINI Handheld]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Reverse engineering Bambu Connect]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Reverse engineering vs illegal hacking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Revolut blocked access for users with custom OS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Richard Stallman]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Right to own]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Right to repair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Ring]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Riot Vanguard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rivian]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Robinhood Financial]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Roblox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Roblox's problematic moderation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
|-
|[[Roborock]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Rocksmith]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rockstar Games]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Rohde & Schwarz]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Roku]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Rovio]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Ryanair]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[STMicroelectronics]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Samsung Bothersome visual and audible pop up every 2 hours on certain TV models]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung Frame TV asks for subscription to view photos]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3's camera gets artificially blocked after unlocking the bootloader]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung Odyssey]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung SmartCam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Samsung TVs]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung ads in refrigerators]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung self-repair program restrictions]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Samsung sued over S22 performance throttle]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Sandisk Wireless Flash Drives]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sassy Saints review copyright claim]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Save Wizard]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Scopely, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Screenshot blocking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Scribd]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Seagate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Seagate sells old hard drives as new]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Seattle Avionics]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SecuROM]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[SecuRam installs backdoor on ProLogic series safe locks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Secure boot]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Securities and Exchange Commission]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Securities and Exchange Commission search tools]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Security]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Security through obscurity]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Self-destructive design]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Self-hosting]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sengled]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Serato DJ Pro / DJM-S11]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sevenhugs Smart Remote products discontinuation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sezzle]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Shopee]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Shortage of medical ventilators during COVID-19 pandemic]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Shrinkflation]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sideloading]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sig Sauer]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Signal cloud backups]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Singapore police jail woman based on data stored in car infotainment system]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SiriusXM]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Sketchfab]]||{{Yes}}||
|-
|[[Skoda Citigo Move&Fun app discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||
|-
|[[SkyDrop (Smart Irrigation)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Slashdot websites require TOS acceptance without consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Smart meter]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Smartaira & plume wifi motion detection]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Smartwool]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Smartwool adds forced arbitration to EULA]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Smartyplus]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Snapchat]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Software as a service]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Software bricking]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Software locks]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[SolaX]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sonos]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sonos forces post-purchase privacy policy change]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive, PreserveTube
|-
|[[Sony]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sony's WF-1000XM4 earbuds]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony Playstation hardware bans from online services]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony Xperia turns camera monitor into subscription]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Sony x900h television]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Sophos Limited]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SoundCloud]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Special event page:Forced installation of Flock cameras in Denver, Colorado]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Spectrum]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Spore (game)]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Spotify]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Spotify Car Thing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
|-
|[[Spyware]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[StarForce Technologies]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Star Citizen]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Starlink]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Starlink replaces subscription pause with $5/mo low speeds]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Steam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[SteelSeries]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Stellantis]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stellantis customer data breach]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stellantis in-car advertisements]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stop Killing Games]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Storefront shutdown]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Storj.io constantly removes free or low cost services]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Stripe inc.]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Stångåstaden kickbacks and hidden rent]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Subaru Starlink]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Subscription service]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Subway]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Subway footlong pass ineligibility]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[SumUp blocks card readers]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[SunStrong Management LLC puts solar monitoring app behind paywall]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Superhive]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon
|-
|[[Swiffer]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Swiggy and Zomato refuse to refund customers for cancelled orders]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Switch Game Key-Card]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Synology]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Synology requiring proprietary-branded drives to be used with its NAS]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[T-Mobile US]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Taco Bell]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[TD Ameritrade]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[TP-Link]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tado]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Take Two]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Target]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tea Dating Advice]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[Team17]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
|-
|[[TeamViewer]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Teamviewer Terminates Perpetual Licenses]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Tekken 8 retroactively introducing micro transactions]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telecom Egypt]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Telegram]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telly]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Telstra]]||{{No}}||
|-
|[[Temu]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Terms of service]]||N/A||
|-
|[[Terumo Cardiovascular]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|-
|[[Terumo Cardiovascular discontinues third-party repair of System 1]]||N/A||
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|[[Tesla, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Tesla Cybertruck voids warranty if Powershare feature is used]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tesla asks customers to vote against Right to Repair]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tesla blames drivers for part failures it admits were defective]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Tesla locks battery range behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Tesla locks heated rear seats behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Tesla Powerwall]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tesvor x500]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Texas Consumer Complaint Portal]]||{{Yes}}||Megalodon
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|[[Texas Instruments]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Texas Senate Bill 2420 (2025)]]||{{No}}||
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|[[The Economist]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[The Italian digital identity wallet only supports Google-certified Android devices]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[The US undermines the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework with the EU by firing PCLOB staff]]||{{No}}||
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|[[The rights of residential and holiday mobile homeowners (England)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Thrive Market]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Tidal updates terms without explanation or opportunity to decline]]||{{No}}||
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|[[TikTok]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[TikTok and AI-powered ad tracking]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tim Hortons]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Tim Hortons app collects user data without consent]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Tinder]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Tokyo Marui]]||N/A||
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|[[Tom Evans Audio copyright strike]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Tonies]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Top Contributors]]||N/A||
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|[[Toyota]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[TracFone Wireless, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Trump Mobile]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Trusted computing]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Turkcell Superonline]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Tuya Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Twitch]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[UK Mandatory Digital ID Rollout for Employment 2025]]||{{No}}||
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|[[UK Online Safety Act]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[UPS]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[USAGov]]||{{No}}||
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|[[US Mobile]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Reveddit
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|[[Uber]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Uber EULA precludes jury trial]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Ubisoft]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Ubisoft forces players in single-player games to be connected to the internet to collect data]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Ubox / Anisee / RBX-B10 4G Low-Power Solar Wifi Security Camera]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[UniTranslate]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Uniform Commercial Code]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[United Chargers Inc puts Open Source interface access behind paywall on Grizzl-E car chargers]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Unity Engine runtime fee]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon
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|[[Universal Music Group has a team dedicated to eroding fair use rights]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Urban Air Adventure Park]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[User testing for mandatory paid subscription into Tado Smart Thermostat app]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[VMware]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[VMware licensing change since acquisition by Broadcom]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[VOIPO overbills customers and denys refunds]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[VPN Secure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[VRChat]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Value based pricing]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Valve]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Valve allows ISPs and payment processors to censor content on Steam]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
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|[[Valve removes arbitration requirement from Steam Subscriber Agreement]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; PreserveTube
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|[[Venmo]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Veo paywalls camera features]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Verisk Analytics, Inc.]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Verizon]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Verkada Inc.]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[VidIQ]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Video Games Europe]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Video game preservation]]||N/A||
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|[[Videos to Convert to Articles]]||N/A||
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|[[Viessmann]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Virgin Media]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Virtual Racing School]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Visa]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Visual Studio Code]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[VitalSource "Lifetime" false advertising]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Vital Proteins sells products with terms and conditions inside the container]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Vitalant]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Vivint Smart Home, Inc.]]||N/A||
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|[[Vizio]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archvie; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Vizio fined by the FTC for collecting and selling user data without consumer consent]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[Vizio sued over unfairly appropriated software for their SmartCast system]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Voice over LTE]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Volkswagen]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Volkswagen AG - SFD(2) / UNCE - Protection of car diagnosis]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Volkswagen car-location data-exposure incident]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Voluntary Recall of NVIDIA Shield K1 Tablets]]||{{colortext|orange|Partially}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Volvo VIDA]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Vont]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Megalodon; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[Vulcan Strength]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Vultr]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[WKDA GmbH]]||{{No}}||
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|[[Wallbox Quasar]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Walmart]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Walmart's Onn devices bricked after update]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
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|[[Waste ink counter]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Waymo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[WeTransfer]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Wemo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[Wemo discontinuation of service]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[Western Digital]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Whaling (gaming industry term)]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Megalodon; PreserveTube
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|[[WhatsApp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
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|[[Whistle pet tracker shutdown IoT fail]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Wikipedia]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) discontinuation]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}l PreserveTube
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|[[Windows installation USB drives]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Wink]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Winston-Salem Journal]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Wondershare]]||{{Yes}}||{{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Preservetube
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|[[World of Warcraft]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Wyze]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[X Corp]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Xbox]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
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|[[Xbox Network]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Xcode]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Xiaomi]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}
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|[[Xiaomi Phone unlock requirements and procedure]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Xlear]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[Yahoo! mandatory use of AI on all consumer services and content]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Yandex]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
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|[[YouTube]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube; Consumer Rights Wiki
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|[[YouTube age verification]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; {{colortext|orange|Archive.today}}; PreserveTube
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|[[Yubo]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
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|[[Yum! Brands]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive; Ghost Archive
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|[[Zyxel]]||{{Yes}}||Internet Archive
|}

[[Category:Projects]]

Brainly

2026-03-22T06:06:49Z

Sojourna: Clean-up; pass on style. Could not obtain reliable archive captures for refs 5, 7, 13, 17, and 19.

{{Incomplete|Issue 1=Consumer impact summary doesn't need a Freedom, Privacy, Business model, Market control, format. Especially when there isn't enough description material to put there. See https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Article_types#Companies|Issue 2=Some incidents can be fit for the Consumer impact summary instead so that we at least have some text there|Issue 3=Probably needs to be cleaned of low verifiability opinions and original research, see wiki policy}}{{CompanyCargo
|Description=
|Founded=2009
|Industry=Education
|Logo=Brainly logo.svg
|ParentCompany=
|Type=Private
|Website=https://brainly.com/
}}

'''{{Wplink|Brainly}}''' (originally '''Zadane.pl''') is a Polish company and platform founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski dedicated towards students assisting each other for homework online. In recent years, the platform has come under controversy from its users for various issues, from not honoring canceled plans to facilitating the usage of AI (instead of the platform's community).

==Consumer impact summary==
*'''Freedom:''' Accessing content requires creating a free account, and some community-generated answers are additionally paywalled behind a subscription tier. Account deletion has also been reported to also be tedious.{{Clarify|Why}}{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}

*'''Privacy:''' Unknown{{Clarify|How}}; user-generated content is difficult to request removal.

*'''Business model:''' Funded via [[advertising overload]] for free users. It additionally has "premium-tier" content.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}

*'''Market control:''' Limited competition. Brainly has had some history purchasing competitor websites such as OpenStudy,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Brainly Acquires US Social Learning Platform, OpenStudy |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-brainly-acquires-us-social-learning-platform-openstudy |website=EdSurge |date=14 Jun 2016 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260124153046/https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-brainly-acquires-us-social-learning-platform-openstudy |archive-date=24 Jan 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Marketwired |title=Social Learning Platform OpenStudy Joins the Brainly Community |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-learning-platform-openstudy-joins-130000652.html |website=[[Yahoo!]] |date=14 Jun 2016 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005143748/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-learning-platform-openstudy-joins-130000652.html |archive-date=5 Oct 2016 }}</ref> and soon after deleting them.{{Citation needed|date=21 Mar 2026}}

==Incidents==
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Concerning TOS===
According to the Terms of Use (TOU) of Brainly,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |author= |title=Terms of Use |url=https://brainly.com/pages/terms_of_use |website=Brainly |date=10 Feb 2025 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327192111/https://brainly.com/pages/terms_of_use |archive-date=27 Mar 2025}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Brainly |url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/1007 |website=Terms of Service; Didn't Read |date= |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018221453/https://tosdr.org/en/service/1007 |archive-date=18 Oct 2025}}</ref> any content a user generates for the platform may be sub-licensed out to third parties, and all content generated for the platform has its license preserved even if the consumer's account is deleted, either through an unannounced removal, or the consumer requesting their account to be deleted. Additionally, users are bound under arbitration when it comes to legal disputes against Brainly.

Users within the EU are treated more fairly in their TOS,<ref name=":0" /> however it is inaccessible to users living outside of the EU for reference. 

===Emphasis on AI generated content over user-generated content (''2023—2024'')===
Editor's note: Needs fixes!

In early 2024, Brainly experienced a transition towards favoring AI generated content for the platform,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ravaglia |first=Ray |title=Brainly Evolving From Questions And Answers To AI Learning Companion |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rayravaglia/2024/01/23/brainly-evolving-from-questions-and-answers-to-ai-learning-companion/ |website=Forbes |date=23 Jan 2024 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url= 
|archive-date=
}}</ref> however earlier in mid-to-late 2023, they integrated an excessive amount of generative AI tools within the site,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucariello |first=Kate |title=Brainly Adds AI-Powered Tools to Its Platform |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2023/09/14/brainly-adds-ai-powered-tools-to-its-platform.aspx |website=The Journal |date=14 Sep 2023 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108195121/https://thejournal.com/articles/2023/09/14/brainly-adds-ai-powered-tools-to-its-platform.aspx |archive-date=8 Nov 2023}}</ref> from AI-powered tutors, to encouraging answers to be generated on question pages by AI. A significant portion of the content originally published to the platform has also been used for the purposes of assisting these AI tools.<ref name=":1" />

===Concerning SEO measures===
Editor's note: may delete this section, please discuss in discuss tab!

Brainly has a problematically large amount of web domains that they own,{{Citation needed|reason=Company articles need NPOV|date=12 Mar 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=DomainIQ WhoIs lookup |url=https://www.domainiq.com/domain?brainly.com#/domains |website=DomainIQ |date= |access-date=5 May 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=  |archive-date=}}</ref> and combined with searching online for assistance with homework questions showing a considerably higher quota of results pointing to the platform, it is difficult for consumers on any of the three most popular search engines ([[Google]], [[Bing]], [[Yahoo!]]) to evade the platform in search results. This is statistically even higher when questions from online learning platforms such as Edgenuity or Odysseyware are inputted into web searches.{{Citation needed}}

===Auto-renewal deceptive billing===
Reported by consumers on several platforms, including the Better Business Bureau (BBB),<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Brainly.com - BBB Complaints |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/brooklyn/profile/educational-technology/brainlycom-0121-87151719/complaints |website=Better Business Bureau |date= |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021083300/https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/brooklyn/profile/educational-technology/brainlycom-0121-87151719/complaints |archive-date=21 Oct 2025}}</ref> Trustpilot,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Brainly Reviews |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/review/brainly.com?stars=1 |website=TrustPilot |date= |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251024221042/https://www.trustpilot.com/review/brainly.com?stars=1 |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref> and Complaints Board,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Brainly Reviews and Complaints
|url=https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#filter |website=Complaints Board |date= |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251022094220/https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#filter |archive-date=22 Oct 2025}}</ref> Brainly has repeatedly charged users for premium content after they cancelled their subscription.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Emma |title=A Brief Overview Of Brainly Academic Service |url=https://nocramming.com/tutoring/brainly |website=NoCramming |date=8 Mar 2024 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527092000/https://nocramming.com/tutoring/brainly |archive-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> Notably seen on the BBB, a user had an account charged by Brainly, with no refunds despite the account being fraudulently created with their credentials.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Anonymous |title=BBB Complaint |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/brooklyn/profile/educational-technology/brainlycom-0121-87151719/complaints?page=2#0121_87151719_21848927 |website=Better Business Bureau |date=14 Jun 2024 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260322052121/https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/brooklyn/profile/educational-technology/brainlycom-0121-87151719/complaints?page=2#0121_87151719_21848927 |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref> Another user cited difficulties to stop charges to their account as well.<ref>{{Cite web
|last=Brown
|first=K.
|title=Brainly Review: Poor Customer Service & Technical Difficulties Result in Bad Experience
|url=https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#c1531768
|website=Complaints Board
|date=
|access-date=5 May 2025
|url-status=dead 
|archive-url=
|archive-date=
}}</ref>

Users attempting to use customer service have also reported being locked into speaking with an AI assistant to handle their billing problems.<ref name=":3" />

===Difficulty to delete one's own published content===
On the platform, content published by users is impossible to delete, regardless of whether it was a question or an answer, and this content cannot be modified once published either. Additionally, attempting to remove one's account does not effectively delete this content, as-is mentioned in the TOS.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

Some reviews have also mentioned difficulties with the platform allowing users to delete their accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Frostism |title=Unable to delete account |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/67f03f86bb961ab810bb2139 |website=TrustPilot |date=4 Apr 2025 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708194424/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/67f03f86bb961ab810bb2139 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> This problem is additionally inflated due to the only accessible way to contact site staff being the AI assistant.<ref name=":3" />

===Access limits===
Content that was initially offered to users for free, especially user-generated content, has had its accessibility become questionable. Some content initially published for free has seen it transitioned into content only accessible to premium or "legacy" accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=U. |first=Anonymous |title=Paying for Education |url=https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/brainly.com#72 |website=SmartCustomer |date=16 Oct 2020 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/EDPub |archive-date=22 Mar 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=One |title=Don't pay for this, it is useless and unhelpful. |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/678526449ae2412eec41a3d9 |website=TrustPilot |date=14 Jan 2025 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250708194432/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/678526449ae2412eec41a3d9 |archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> Additionally, there are harsh limits imposed on "free" users who wish to look up answers, as the platform currently limits accessing content to one question per day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=H. |first=James |title=One answer a day |url=https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/brainly.com#373 |website=SmartCustomer |date=26 Apr 2023 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url= 
|archive-date=
}}</ref>

===Advertising overload===
{{Main|Advertising overload}}
[[File:Brainly advertising overload example.png|thumb|237x237px|A screenshot of the notification tab, where Brainly is advertising its extension, and Adobe Creative Cloud.]]
Since the start of the 2020s, Brainly has introduced progressively more pervasive advertisements on their platform, from some simple static advertisements initially, to massively obstructive ads that have made using the platform nearly impossible.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiller |first=W. |title=The most horrible and desperate site I've ever been on
|url=https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#c1941947 |website=Complaints Board |date=2 Mar 2024 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419222441/https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#c1941947 |archive-date=19 Apr 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=L. |first=Jennifer |title=Terrible! |url=https://www.smartcustomer.com/reviews/brainly.com#111 |website=SmartCustomer |date=22 Dec 2020 |access-date=21 Mar 2026 |url-status=live
|archive-url= 
|archive-date=
}}</ref> Some ads are even visible in the notification tab, which forces advertisement notifications to be focused at the top, meaning users are forced to be advertised just to check their notifications.

Below are some general examples of the platform's advertising overload problems.
<gallery>
File:Brainly UI.webp|A screenshot of a question page as of 5 May 2025.
File:Brainly obstructive advertisements.jpg|A screenshot showing an obstructive advertisement.
File:Brainly locking answer behind premium ad.jpg|A screenshot showing content blocked behind a premium ad for 'Brainly Plus'.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[CourseHero]]
*[[Chegg]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Companies using forced arbitration clauses]]

File:Brainly locking answer behind premium ad.jpg

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==Summary==
A question locked behind premium, seen on the review:
https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/brainly.com#72

==Licensing==
{{No license}}

[[Category:Files]]

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== Summary ==
A question locked behind premium, seen on the review:
https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/brainly.com#72

File:Brainly obstructive advertisments.jpg

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