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Digital rights management Access control technology used to restrict usage of media and devices after purchase.


Whoop Wearable fitness devices where cancelling a subscription is difficult.


Litter Robot Automatic self-cleaning litter boxes by Whisker with concerning subscription lock-in practices.


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2026-07-17 Hello everyone!

Pleased to announce that we're shipping a big new update for the wiki today that should address a few longstanding issues, as well as improve the integrity of the wiki.

Editor/User features

  • Each mainspace article now has its own 'Give feedback' button on the right-hand side of the toolbar, which lets you provide feedback on an article. It will post the feedback into the #wiki channel on Discord, and open a widget that lets people see their feedback in the edit feed (in the next update, it will also add the feedback to the discussion page).
  • A number of backend anti-spam features have been implemented, with more to come!
  • Logging out now gives you an 'Are you sure?' prompt (no more accidental one-click signouts!).
  • Added support for uploading OpenDocument Text (.odt) and OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) files.
  • The base MediaWiki version has been upgraded to 1.46, and several extensions have been updated. This should generally improve the performance and security of the wiki.
  • Non-confirmed users are no longer able to edit Templates.
  • InstantCommons is now enabled, so media hosted on Wikimedia Commons can be used directly in articles without re-uploading it locally.

Moderator features

  • Admins now have access to a panel that can enable/disable 'lockdown mode', where account creation will be temporarily disabled, and non-confirmed users will no longer be able to make edits. This can be found at Special:SiteLockdown.
  • Staff with the new 'rollback-manager' permission also now have the ability to perform mass rollbacks, where a large number of edits made by a single user can be simultaneously reverted. This can be found at Special:MassRollback.
  • Awards can be manually created and handed out by staff using the interface at Special:GiveAward. These will appear at the bottom of user pages.

As an aside, we've also now started to index on Google! A few hundred of our pages can be searched for, though it may take some time for their placement to climb up the ranks.

Big thank you to Jake for his hard work on the update, and for everyone here for keeping the wiki rolling!

2026-06-15

Just wanted to share a few announcements and updates.

First and foremost, we've enabled temporary accounts for anon edits on the wiki, so that IP addresses will no longer appear in place of a non-logged-in user's username when they edit anonymously. This makes editing without an account a bit more private, and reduces the chance of publicly exposing anything if you accidentally make an edit whilst logged out (IP info is still retained on the backend though, so that admins can use it to spot troublemakers).

We've also improved the links between the CRW's Discord and Zulip - the #off-topic, #privacy, and #tech-news channels are now bridged! (Zulip folks can find all bridged channels as topics under #Discord-bridge).

2026-03-27

We'd like to announce the launch of two new projects on the wiki:

  • Project Laws aims to increase the number of articles about consumer-rights-relevant laws from around the world, so that the wiki can be a useful resource for people trying to find out what the laws are where they live, or for people looking to compare and contrast the laws of different countries;
  • Project Maintain brings together a number of the tasks that need to be done on a regular basis to keep the wiki ticking over, and points you in the right direction!

Also, remember to sign up for this month's Zoom hangout and get yourself on the mailing list for the meeting link by emailing [email protected] with the subject line 'monthly hangout'! The hangout will be at the same time as last month - on the first Sunday of the month at 20:00 UTC. If you signed up last month, you'll still get the email.

2026-03-17

A couple of announcements today! We're officially launching both the Wiki Zulip server, and the superconfirmed role on the Wiki.

The Zulip server, located at https://zulip.consumerrights.wiki/ (and accessible via the left sidebar), is intended to act as a Discord alternative for those of you who aren't too keen on setting up a Discord account. It is a privacy respecting open source program which we self-host, and we've also set up bridge infrastructure, meaning that many of the main channels on the Discord and Zulip allow for cross-platform communication, with messages sent on one platform being viewable on the other.

Unlike a full wiki mod, superconfirmed users will not have any special privileges relating to banning or managing the permissions of other accounts on the site, but will still be able to remove article notices, edit protected pages, and so on. The full requirements can be found on Consumer_Rights_Wiki:Moderator_applications however the gist of it is that you need to know what you're on about and have ~1 month of productive edits on this wiki, or demonstrate to an administrator that you have experience on another wiki with comparable editorial standards, such as Wikipedia.

🧰 Consumer Tools
Ad & tracking blockers
    • Pi-hole – Self-hosted network-based ad blocker.
    • uBlock Origin – Efficient browser-based ad and tracker blocker.
    • Adnauseum - Browser-based ad and tracker blocker built off of uBlock Origin that also clicks ads to obscure your digital fingerprint.
Anti-scam resources
    • Have I Been Pwned – Check if your email/password was exposed in a breach.
    • CFPB – File complaints and view alerts about financial services.
    • VirusTotal / Hybrid Analysis – Scan files for potential malware.
    • Triage – Online sandbox for analyzing executables.
Archival tools
    • Wayback Machine – World's largest internet archival service
    • Ghost Archive – Secondary archival service.
    • Megalodon – Secondary, Japanese archival service. Can archive YouTube comments.
    • PreserveTube – Specifically for archiving YouTube videos.
    • SingleFile – Browser extension to save website EULA/privacy policy as html locally
    • ArchiveBox – Self-hosted website archival tool
Corporate accountability & recalls
Repair & Open designs
Price & product transparency
    • CamelCamelCamel – Amazon price tracker to detect deceptive price drops.
    • Keepa – Detailed price history and deals on Amazon products.
Privacy & surveillance tools
    • SimpleOptOut – Direct links to opt out of data brokers.
    • [$] EasyOptOuts – Automated data broker opt-out service.
    • Exodus Privacy - Analyzes privacy concerns in Android applications. Discover unwanted permissions and tracking libraries in common apps.
Subscription & dark pattern tracking
    • Trim – Finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions.
    • [$] Goodbudget – Budgeting app with debt tracker.
    • Terms of Service; Didn't Read / PrivacySpy – Summarizes privacy policies and rates companies by trustworthiness.
    • Deceptive Design – Defines, identifies, and catalogs dark patterns and deceptive design practices in various software and services.
    • Dark Pattern Games – A game review website devoted to helping you find games that don't use psychological tricks to manipulate you into becoming an addicted gamer.
[$] – paid service, subscription needed
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