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	'''[[Sony]]''' has deleted movies & television shows that customers bought through the [[PlayStation]] Store, & has scheduled the deletion of hundreds more once its license to that content ends.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="vgc2026" /> The most recent notice came in June 2026, when Sony told PlayStation users in the United Kingdom & Europe that on September 1, 2026 it would remove 551 previously purchased StudioCanal movies & TV titles from their video libraries, with no refund.<ref name="notebookcheck" /><ref name="ign" /> PlayStation's network terms state that use of words like ''purchase'' or ''buy'' ''does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership'' of the content, & that everything bought through the store is licensed on a ''non-exclusive and revocable basis''.<ref name="psntos" />		'''[[Sony]]''' has deleted movies & television shows that customers bought through the [[PlayStation]] Store, & has scheduled the deletion of hundreds more once its license to that content ends.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="vgc2026" /> The most recent notice came in June 2026, when Sony told PlayStation users in the United Kingdom & Europe that on September 1, 2026 it would remove 551 previously purchased StudioCanal movies & TV titles from their video libraries, with no refund.<ref name="notebookcheck" /><ref name="ign" /> PlayStation's network terms state that use of words like ''purchase'' or ''buy'' ''does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership'' of the content, & that everything bought through the store is licensed on a ''non-exclusive and revocable basis''.<ref name="psntos" />

	== Background ==		==Background==
	Sony stopped selling movies & TV shows on the PlayStation Store on August 31, 2021.<ref name="beyondgames" /> It does not own the films & shows it sold through the store; it licenses them from the studios that produce them, & has said it holds no ownership of that content.<ref name="gamesindustry" />		Sony stopped selling movies & TV shows on the PlayStation Store on August 31, 2021.<ref name="beyondgames" /> It does not own the films & shows it sold through the store; it licenses them from the studios that produce them, & has said it holds no ownership of that content.<ref name="gamesindustry" />

	== September 2026 StudioCanal removal ==		==September 2026 StudioCanal removal==
	In June 2026, Sony notified PlayStation users in the United Kingdom & Europe that on September 1, 2026 it would remove every StudioCanal movie & TV show they had purchased from their video libraries.<ref name="notebookcheck" /><ref name="vgc2026" /> The notice became public after an X user, @somatyk, posted the message PlayStation had sent; Kotaku & other outlets then reported it.<ref name="kotaku" /> The message read:		In June 2026, Sony notified PlayStation users in the United Kingdom & Europe that on September 1, 2026 it would remove every StudioCanal movie & TV show they had purchased from their video libraries.<ref name="notebookcheck" /><ref name="vgc2026" /> The notice became public after an X user, @somatyk, posted the message PlayStation had sent; Kotaku & other outlets then reported it.<ref name="kotaku" /> The message read:
	<blockquote>''Due to our content licensing agreements, you will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library.''</blockquote><ref name="pslifestyle" />		<blockquote>''Due to our content licensing agreements, you will no longer be able to access your previously purchased content from Studio Canal, and it will be removed from your video library.''</blockquote><ref name="pslifestyle" />
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	[[File:PlayStation-UK-StudioCanal-affected-titles-notice-2026.png\|thumb\|center\|upright=2.6\|Sony's United Kingdom legal page tells buyers they ''will no longer be able to access'' their previously purchased Studio Canal content, with removal set for September 1, 2026.<ref name="psvideo-uk" />]]		[[File:PlayStation-UK-StudioCanal-affected-titles-notice-2026.png\|thumb\|center\|upright=2.6\|Sony's United Kingdom legal page tells buyers they ''will no longer be able to access'' their previously purchased Studio Canal content, with removal set for September 1, 2026.<ref name="psvideo-uk" />]]

	== Germany and Austria removal in 2022 ==		==Germany and Austria removal in 2022==
	Four years earlier, PlayStation had removed previously purchased StudioCanal films & TV shows from the libraries of customers in Germany & Austria, with the deletion taking effect on August 31, 2022.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="eurogamer2022" /> The regional notice blamed Sony's ''evolving licensing agreements with content providers''.<ref name="eurogamer2022" /> It covered 314 titles in Germany & 137 in Austria.<ref name="beyondgames" /> The deletion came a year after Sony had assured buyers that their earlier purchases would stay accessible.<ref name="verge" />		Four years earlier, PlayStation had removed previously purchased StudioCanal films & TV shows from the libraries of customers in Germany & Austria, with the deletion taking effect on August 31, 2022.<ref name="verge" /><ref name="eurogamer2022" /> The regional notice blamed Sony's ''evolving licensing agreements with content providers''.<ref name="eurogamer2022" /> It covered 314 titles in Germany & 137 in Austria.<ref name="beyondgames" /> The deletion came a year after Sony had assured buyers that their earlier purchases would stay accessible.<ref name="verge" />

	== Discovery removal and reversal ==		==Discovery removal and reversal==
	On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice Sony posted on its PlayStation Store legal page read:		On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice Sony posted on its PlayStation Store legal page read:
	<blockquote>''As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.''</blockquote><ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" />		<blockquote>''As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.''</blockquote><ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" />
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	PCMag's Emily Price wrote that the agreement guaranteed access only for a set period, & that PlayStation owners could still lose the content around 2027.<ref name="pcmag" />		PCMag's Emily Price wrote that the agreement guaranteed access only for a set period, & that PlayStation owners could still lose the content around 2027.<ref name="pcmag" />

	== "Buy" button and the PlayStation Network terms ==		=="Buy" button and the PlayStation Network terms==
	The PlayStation Network [[Terms of service\|Terms of Service]] govern what a customer receives when they buy a movie from the PlayStation Store, treating the transaction as a revocable license rather than a transfer of ownership.<ref name="psntos" /> Section 10.1 addresses the storefront language directly:		The PlayStation Network [[Terms of service\|Terms of Service]] govern what a customer receives when they buy a movie from the PlayStation Store, treating the transaction as a revocable license rather than a transfer of ownership.<ref name="psntos" /> Section 10.1 addresses the storefront language directly:
	<blockquote>''Use of the terms "own," "ownership", "purchase," "sale," "sold," "sell," "rent" or "buy" in this Agreement or in connection with the Content does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership of any content, data or software or any intellectual property rights from SIE, its affiliates, or its licensors to any user or third party.''</blockquote><ref name="psntos" />		<blockquote>''Use of the terms "own," "ownership", "purchase," "sale," "sold," "sell," "rent" or "buy" in this Agreement or in connection with the Content does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership of any content, data or software or any intellectual property rights from SIE, its affiliates, or its licensors to any user or third party.''</blockquote><ref name="psntos" />
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	Reviewing the September 2026 removal, Notebookcheck called it a reminder of ''the risks of purchasing digital content''.<ref name="notebookcheck" />		Reviewing the September 2026 removal, Notebookcheck called it a reminder of ''the risks of purchasing digital content''.<ref name="notebookcheck" />

	== California Assembly Bill 2426 ==		==California Assembly Bill 2426==
	California's Assembly Bill 2426 requires sellers of digital goods to tell buyers when a purchase is only a license.<ref name="ab2426" /> Governor Newsom signed it on September 24, 2024 as Chapter 513, adding Section 17500.6 to the state's Business and Professions Code.<ref name="ab2426" /><ref name="asmdc" /> It took effect on January 1, 2025.<ref name="gtlaw" /> The statute makes it unlawful to sell a digital good using ownership language without a disclosure:		California's Assembly Bill 2426 requires sellers of digital goods to tell buyers when a purchase is only a license.<ref name="ab2426" /> Governor Newsom signed it on September 24, 2024 as Chapter 513, adding Section 17500.6 to the state's Business and Professions Code.<ref name="ab2426" /><ref name="asmdc" /> It took effect on January 1, 2025.<ref name="gtlaw" /> The statute makes it unlawful to sell a digital good using ownership language without a disclosure:
	<blockquote>''It shall be unlawful for a seller of a digital good to advertise or offer for sale a digital good to a purchaser with the terms "buy," "purchase," or any other term which a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, or alongside an option for a time-limited rental, unless either of the following occur:''</blockquote><ref name="ab2426" />		<blockquote>''It shall be unlawful for a seller of a digital good to advertise or offer for sale a digital good to a purchaser with the terms "buy," "purchase," or any other term which a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, or alongside an option for a time-limited rental, unless either of the following occur:''</blockquote><ref name="ab2426" />
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	A seller can comply only by getting the buyer's affirmative acknowledgment at each transaction that they are receiving a license, with the restrictions listed & a notice that access may be revoked, or by giving a clear & conspicuous statement that buying the good is a license, with a link to the full terms.<ref name="ab2426" /> The law defines a digital good to include digital movies, music, books, codes & games delivered electronically.<ref name="ab2426" /> According to an analysis by the law firm Greenberg Traurig, a violation can draw civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation under California's False Advertising Law & Unfair Competition Law.<ref name="gtlaw" />		A seller can comply only by getting the buyer's affirmative acknowledgment at each transaction that they are receiving a license, with the restrictions listed & a notice that access may be revoked, or by giving a clear & conspicuous statement that buying the good is a license, with a link to the full terms.<ref name="ab2426" /> The law defines a digital good to include digital movies, music, books, codes & games delivered electronically.<ref name="ab2426" /> According to an analysis by the law firm Greenberg Traurig, a violation can draw civil penalties of up to $2,500 per violation under California's False Advertising Law & Unfair Competition Law.<ref name="gtlaw" />

	The bill's author, ~~Assemblymember~~ Jacqui Irwin, cited Sony's 2023 Discovery removal as an example of purchased digital media disappearing. A statement from her office when Newsom signed the bill read:		The bill's author, Assembly member Jacqui Irwin, cited Sony's 2023 Discovery removal as an example of purchased digital media disappearing. A statement from her office when Newsom signed the bill read:
	<blockquote>''Another instance saw Sony threaten to revoke access to Discovery TV shows in 2023, only to come to an agreement with Discovery on an updated licensing agreement following consumer outcry.''</blockquote><ref name="asmdc" />		<blockquote>''Another instance saw Sony threaten to revoke access to Discovery TV shows in 2023, only to come to an agreement with Discovery on an updated licensing agreement following consumer outcry.''</blockquote><ref name="asmdc" />

	== References ==		==References==
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	<ref name="verge">{{Cite web \|last=Porter \|first=Jon \|date=2022-07-08 \|title=PlayStation Store removes purchased movies from libraries after service shutdown \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/8/23199861/playstation-store-film-tv-show-removed-austria-germany-studiocanal \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708090853/https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/8/23199861/playstation-store-film-tv-show-removed-austria-germany-studiocanal \|archive-date=2022-07-08 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>		<ref name="verge">{{Cite web \|last=Porter \|first=Jon \|date=2022-07-08 \|title=PlayStation Store removes purchased movies from libraries after service shutdown \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/8/23199861/playstation-store-film-tv-show-removed-austria-germany-studiocanal \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708090853/https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/8/23199861/playstation-store-film-tv-show-removed-austria-germany-studiocanal \|archive-date=2022-07-08 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=The Verge}}</ref>

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Meta AI permanent account suspensions

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	Since 2024, [[Meta]] platform users, chiefly Facebook and Instagram, are facing erroneous permanent account suspensions, most commonly under allegations of breaking the platform's rules on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Account Integrity. <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-07-03\|title='There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnp9ykm3xo \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215044652/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnp9ykm3xo \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-07-09\|title=Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8kjdz9nr3o \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119113032/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8kjdz9nr3o \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-08-15 \|title=Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113225917/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo \|archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref> Users are provided no reason or explanation for the decision. Appealing the decision usually results in prompt denial. Following this, users are unable to appeal again or contact human support to try and regain their accounts, unless subscribing to Meta Verified. The user's identity is permanently banned from all Meta platforms, as creating a new account with their real name prompts an ID and photo verification, which results in any new account made being instantly suspended. These account suspensions are most likely caused purely by AI systems with no human input in the process, as they've started to occur following Meta's deployment of AI to enforce platform rules in 2023. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Watson \|first=Brittany \|title=Meta Wrongfully Disabling Accounts with No Human Customer Support \|url=https://www.change.org/p/meta-wrongfully-disabling-accounts-with-no-human-customer-support?recruiter=1374427039&recruited_by_id=a5af1850-3737-11f0-8426-c32e0d2570de&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink \|website=Change.org \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250814111220/https://www.change.org/p/meta-wrongfully-disabling-accounts-with-no-human-customer-support?recruiter=1374427039&recruited_by_id=a5af1850-3737-11f0-8426-c32e0d2570de&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink \|archive-date=14 Aug 2025}}</ref>		Since 2024, [[Meta]] platform users, chiefly Facebook and Instagram, are facing erroneous permanent account suspensions, most commonly under allegations of breaking the platform's rules on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) and Account Integrity. <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-07-03\|title='There is a problem': Facebook and Instagram users complain of account bans \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnp9ykm3xo \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251215044652/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnp9ykm3xo \|archive-date=15 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-07-09\|title=Instagram wrongly accuses some users of breaching child sex abuse rules \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8kjdz9nr3o \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119113032/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8kjdz9nr3o \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Fraser \|first=Graham \|date=2025-08-15 \|title=Angry, confused and worried about police – behind Instagram bans \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo \|work=BBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260113225917/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8307ge49eo \|archive-date=13 Jan 2026}}</ref> Users are provided no reason or explanation for the decision. Appealing the decision, if even allowed, usually results in prompt denial. Following this, users are unable to appeal again or contact human support to try and regain their accounts, unless subscribing to Meta Verified. The user's identity is permanently banned from all Meta platforms, as creating a new account with their real name prompts an ID and photo verification, which results in any new account made being instantly suspended. These account suspensions are most likely caused purely by AI systems with no human input in the process, as they've started to occur following Meta's deployment of AI to enforce platform rules in 2023. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Watson \|first=Brittany \|title=Meta Wrongfully Disabling Accounts with No Human Customer Support \|url=https://www.change.org/p/meta-wrongfully-disabling-accounts-with-no-human-customer-support?recruiter=1374427039&recruited_by_id=a5af1850-3737-11f0-8426-c32e0d2570de&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink \|website=Change.org \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250814111220/https://www.change.org/p/meta-wrongfully-disabling-accounts-with-no-human-customer-support?recruiter=1374427039&recruited_by_id=a5af1850-3737-11f0-8426-c32e0d2570de&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard&utm_medium=copylink \|archive-date=14 Aug 2025}}</ref>

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	===Lack of human support===		===Lack of human support===
	Impacted Facebook and Instagram users in Reddit communities <ref>{{Cite web \|title=r/facebookdisabledme \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250801002850/https://old.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ \|archive-date=1 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=r/InstagramDisabledHelp \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805062941/https://old.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ \|archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref> and ones who contacted news outlets share their experiences and frustration following account suspension, attempting to appeal the decision and contact support to resolve the issue. Meta do not offer any form of support contacts outside of paying Meta Verified customers. Impacted users share differing experiences. For most, Meta Verified proves completely unhelpful, with responses appearing to be AI or taken from a rigid script, stuck in a cycle of awaiting updates from Meta regarding their accounts. <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Smee \|first=Michael \|date=5 Aug 2025 \|title=Teacher wrongly accused by Meta of child exploitation gets Instagram account back — and an apology \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 \|work=CBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210185532/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2 Jul 2025 \|title=Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ \|work=TechCrunch \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120120551/https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ \|archive-date=20 Jan 2026}}</ref>		Impacted Facebook and Instagram users in Reddit communities <ref>{{Cite web \|title=r/facebookdisabledme \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250801002850/https://old.reddit.com/r/facebookdisabledme/ \|archive-date=1 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=r/InstagramDisabledHelp \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805062941/https://old.reddit.com/r/InstagramDisabledHelp/ \|archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref> and ones who contacted news outlets share their experiences and frustration following account suspension, attempting to appeal the decision and contact support to resolve the issue. Meta do not offer any form of support contacts outside of paying Meta Verified customers. Impacted users share differing experiences. For many, perhaps most, Meta Verified proves completely unhelpful, with responses appearing to be AI or taken from a rigid script, stuck in a cycle of awaiting updates from Meta regarding their accounts. <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Smee \|first=Michael \|date=5 Aug 2025 \|title=Teacher wrongly accused by Meta of child exploitation gets Instagram account back — and an apology \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 \|work=CBC News \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210185532/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teacher-wrongly-accused-child-exploitation-meta-account-apology-1.7599595 \|archive-date=10 Dec 2025}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=2 Jul 2025 \|title=Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ \|work=TechCrunch \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260120120551/https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/02/meta-users-say-paying-for-verified-support-has-been-useless-in-the-face-of-mass-bans/ \|archive-date=20 Jan 2026}}</ref> Small claims courts in US are a reported as a relatively difficult but successful route to recovering accounts.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bell \|first=Karissa \|date=June 20, 2024 \|title=How small claims court became Meta's customer service hotline: People are using the courts in a last-ditch attempt to recover their accounts \|url=https://www.engadget.com/how-small-claims-court-became-metas-customer-service-hotline-160224479.html}}</ref>

	"In ''2023, Meta rolled out massive AI-driven moderation changes.'' By 2024–2025, these systems were flagging real people at unprecedented scale — especially on Instagram. And Meta’s 'support system' is paywalled. Even paying users are ignored." states the Hold Meta accountable petition led by People Over Platforms Worldwide, a movement created in response to the account suspensions. <ref name=":1" />		"In ''2023, Meta rolled out massive AI-driven moderation changes.'' By 2024–2025, these systems were flagging real people at unprecedented scale — especially on Instagram. And Meta’s 'support system' is paywalled. Even paying users are ignored." states the Hold Meta accountable petition led by People Over Platforms Worldwide, a movement created in response to the account suspensions. <ref name=":1" />

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Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:21:29 GMT

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	}}[[wikipedia:Minecraft#:~:text=The%20first%20public%20alpha%20build\|Minecraft Alpha]] was published and sold by a small developer, advocating for consumer ownership, promising [[Digital rights management\|Digital Rights Management (DRM)]]-free software<ref name=":2">,{{Cite web \|date=2011-09-23 \|title=Minecraft - About the game \|url=http://www.minecraft.net/store/game \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923112156/http://www.minecraft.net/store/game \|archive-date=2011-09-23 \|website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref> free optional updates, and a free copy of the fully released version for every earlier buyer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2011-09-23 \|title=Minecraft Terms of Use \|url=http://www.minecraft.net/terms \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923135753/http://www.minecraft.net/terms \|archive-date=2011-09-23 \|website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref>		}}

			[[wikipedia:Minecraft#:~:text=The%20first%20public%20alpha%20build\|Minecraft Alpha]] was published and sold by a small developer, advocating for consumer ownership, promising [[Digital rights management\|Digital Rights Management (DRM)]]-free software<ref name=":2">,{{Cite web \|date=2011-09-23 \|title=Minecraft - About the game \|url=http://www.minecraft.net/store/game \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923112156/http://www.minecraft.net/store/game \|archive-date=2011-09-23 \|website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref> free optional updates, and a free copy of the fully released version for every earlier buyer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2011-09-23 \|title=Minecraft Terms of Use \|url=http://www.minecraft.net/terms \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923135753/http://www.minecraft.net/terms \|archive-date=2011-09-23 \|website=www.minecraft.net}}</ref>

	After years of changes in the title and content of the terms of use, all the previous buyers who failed to stop accepting updates in time, had to choose between forfeiting the ownership or losing the option to use the software offline.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-18 \|title=Minecraft account migration \|url=https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration \|url-status=live \|access-date= \|website=Consumer Rights Wiki \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250910073703/https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration \|archive-date=10 Sep 2025}}</ref> The product became a license with DRM that can be terminated at anytime by [[Microsoft]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-30 \|title=Microsoft Services Agreement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement \|url-status= \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=microsoft.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241226103701/https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement \|archive-date=26 Dec 2024}}</ref>		After years of changes in the title and content of the terms of use, all the previous buyers who failed to stop accepting updates in time, had to choose between forfeiting the ownership or losing the option to use the software offline.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-18 \|title=Minecraft account migration \|url=https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration \|url-status=live \|access-date= \|website=Consumer Rights Wiki \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250910073703/https://consumerrights.wiki/Minecraft_account_migration \|archive-date=10 Sep 2025}}</ref> The product became a license with DRM that can be terminated at anytime by [[Microsoft]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|date=2024-09-30 \|title=Microsoft Services Agreement \|url=https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement \|url-status= \|access-date=2025-08-18 \|website=microsoft.com \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241226103701/https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement \|archive-date=26 Dec 2024}}</ref>
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	*Block of access by mandatory account migration - [[Minecraft account migration]]		*Block of access by mandatory account migration - [[Minecraft account migration]]
	*~~[[Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms\|Hidden rules regarding private servers]] -~~ [[Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers]]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-03 \|title=Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM \|url-status=live \|website=youtube.com \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-16 \|title=We’re Suing Minecraft in a Class Action Lawsuit \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819223737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI \|archive-date=2025-08-19 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref>		*[[Mojang shuts down community-run Minecraft servers]]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-03 \|title=Suing Minecraft Because They Broke The Law & Pissed Me Off \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM \|url-status=live \|website=youtube.com \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=C5RvoPQZQeM \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web \|date=2025-08-16 \|title=We’re Suing Minecraft in a Class Action Lawsuit \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250819223737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI \|archive-date=2025-08-19 \|website=youtube.com}}</ref>
	*Chat moderation enforcement on private servers and single player mode resulting in unexpected loss of license		*Chat moderation enforcement on private servers and single player mode resulting in unexpected loss of license
	*DRM spiked launcher updates - [[Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication]]		*DRM spiked launcher updates - [[Minecraft Beta pre-1.8's lack of authentication]]

Minecraft

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:19:36 GMT

Minecraft enforcing undisclosed server EULA terms

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	Minecraft began taking action against mod developers and servers in 2023 for using firearms, which was deemed 'adult' by their [[End-user license agreement\|EULA]]. When asked for clarification of the changes made to their EULA, Mojang gave little response, and eventually pointed them to a new EULA which had been changed without either informing consumers about the change or asking for permission to change the contract. This information was available only internally, and was later revealed by whistleblowers, since the documents holding the internal changes to their EULA was held under NDA.		Minecraft began taking action against mod developers and servers in 2023 for using firearms, which was deemed 'adult' by their [[End-user license agreement\|EULA]]. When asked for clarification of the changes made to their EULA, Mojang gave little response, and eventually pointed them to a new EULA which had been changed without either informing consumers about the change or asking for permission to change the contract. This information was available only internally, and was later revealed by whistleblowers, since the documents holding the internal changes to their EULA was held under NDA.

Talk:Meta AI permanent account suspensions

CrookKilla — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:18:50 GMT

Suggested additions or changes to this article: Reply

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	[[User:Dinkster9000\|Dinkster9000]] ([[User talk:Dinkster9000\|talk]]) 01:54, 20 August 2025 (UTC)		[[User:Dinkster9000\|Dinkster9000]] ([[User talk:Dinkster9000\|talk]]) 01:54, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

			:From I've read, I concur that small claims court in US seems to be the most successful method of recovering accounts, but also, contact via Meta Verified support has a fair chance of success. Should be updated - currently no mention of small claims court. Will do. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 05:18, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Minecraft

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:18:34 GMT

Mojang requires age verification in order to chat in the UK

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	In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --><!--I would agree as anyone mentioned should be the ones showing the issue at hand rather than a history of someone popular which does not contribute to this issue,as shown in the citation no.9 by sportskeeda showing tweets by minecraft youtuber which also shows the pop-up message from Mojang--> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->		In February 2026, Mojang has decided to implement mandatory age verification in the United Kingdom to access some features.{{Citation needed}} Although players still have access to play the game, they miss out on social features.{{Citation needed}} The big issue is players will now be locked out of the chat feature in the game which is essentially what keeps the online connection alive in the many servers players have access to.{{Citation needed}} In order to get this feature that has always been included automatically (regardless of age) UK residents must now verify their identity by using Yoti (a third-party service).{{Citation needed}} This is a huge blow to the Minecraft community as many of the games players are children.{{Citation needed}} Famous players such as TommyInnit (who's career took off due to his Minecraft streams and VODS later posted on YouTube) were under the age of 18 when they started to gain popularity.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Honestly maybe this line could be purged, seems to be more an appeal to reason than demonstrating a flaw with this --><!--I would agree as anyone mentioned should be the ones showing the issue at hand rather than a history of someone popular which does not contribute to this issue,as shown in the citation no.9 by sportskeeda showing tweets by minecraft youtuber which also shows the pop-up message from Mojang--> Although these players had access to outside game voice chats with other players, many don't have access to the proper equipment required to do so, solely relying on the in-game chat. This mass majority of players in the UK will now have to verify their age and sell their data to a third-party service in order to get one of the most essential features in the game.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kabra \|first=Akshat \|date=2026-02-22 \|title=Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know \|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/minecraft/age-verification-minecraft-everything-need-know \|url-status=live \|access-date=2022-02-28 \|website=sportskeeda}}</ref><!-- This Article (Age verification in Minecraft: Everything you need to know) (citaion no.8)is good as I think it covers quite enough info for this section as it has some Influencer "tweets" cited there. So I think this section can be made around it, hopefully anyone who will work on this finds this helpful. P.S (I just added this article to the IA so if you are working on this please add the archived link to the citation Thanks) --><!-- Line needs to be purged; just a repeat of previous information -->

Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:17:57 GMT

Sojourna moved page Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction to Minecraft chat reporting and restriction without leaving a redirect Misspelled title: Not in sentence case

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Ever since the release of [[Minecraft]] version 1.19.1 in July 2022, Minecraft players can be reported for their chat messages and can be permanently banned from joining any multiplayer servers. Additionally, in Febuary 2026, chat is restricted by default in the UK to comply with the [[UK Online Safety Act]].

==Background==
Minecraft is a block-based multiplayer sandbox game made by [[Mojang|Mojang Studios]]. The game received criticism following Mojang's acquisition by [[Microsoft]].

==Chat restrictions==

===Chat restriction and reporting===
A mechanism for chat restriction was implemented in 1.16.3 for use in parental controls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-26 |title=Minecraft's New Chat Restrictions are WORSE Than You Think |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=[[Youtube]] |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=tI0ZGoaTgMg |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> However, since the "user flags" are connected to the player's Microsoft account, Microsoft can alter them under its own discretion, without the user's (or the user's parents' if parental control is enabled) consent.

Introduced in Minecraft version 1.19.1, users can be reported for inappropriate chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-23 |title=Java Edition 1.19.1 |url=https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Wiki |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251229034110/https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition_1.19.1 |archive-date=29 Dec 2025}}</ref> When a player is reported, they could be temporarily or permanently banned from all multiplayer gameplay, including private servers and local area network (LAN) games. A mod for Java Edition called "No Chat Reports" was created to prevent players to be able to report others. On official Minecraft Realms servers, chat messages are automatically scanned and player can be banned even if their massages haven't been reported by anyone else.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Commitment to Player Safety |url=https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230010733/https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/8047895358605-Our-Commitment-to-Player-Safety |archive-date=2025-12-30 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Minecraft Help Center}}</ref>

===Age verification in the UK===
In January 2026, Microsoft announced that in February 2026, Minecraft players from the UK region are blocked from chatting (Java Edition) or restricted to friend-only chat (Pocket Edition, Xbox and Bedrock Edition) unless the client's Xbox account is age-verified. Microsoft is planning to expand the restriction to other regions.{{Citation needed}} With the chat restrictions announcement, the user Aizistral created a mod for Java Edition called "[https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-restrictions No Chat Restrictions]".

===Microsoft's response===
{{Ph-I-ComR}}

== Consumer response ==
The restrictions are implemented on the Minecraft client rather than the server, so there are user-generated mods to bypass these restrictions.

===No Chat Reports===
This mod removes cryptographic signatures from chat messages, making them unreportable. It also disables telemetry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |title=No Chat Reports |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/no-chat-reports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114145643/https://modrinth.com/mod/no-chat-reports |archive-date=2026-01-14 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth}}</ref>

===SecureChat===
This mod adds encryption to your chat messages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@BRNSystems |title=SecureChat |url=https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Modrinth |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251231191353/https://modrinth.com/mod/securechat |archive-date=31 Dec 2025}}</ref>

===No Chat Restrictions===
This work-in-progress mod removes the restrictions around the use of multiplayer features, in particular in-game chat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@Aizistral |date=2026-01-25 |title=No Chat Restrictions |url=https://legacy.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/no-chat-restrictions |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=Curseforge}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Minecraft]]
[[Category:Age verification]]

Minecraft Chat Reporting and Restriction

JamesTDG — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:06:39 GMT

Quick article audit, read the incomplete notice for a list of what needs to be added

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	The restrictions are implemented on the Minecraft client rather than the server, so there are user-generated mods to bypass these restrictions.		The restrictions are implemented on the Minecraft client rather than the server, so there are user-generated mods to bypass these restrictions.

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Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:04:40 GMT

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Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:03:43 GMT

Fixed double redirect.

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Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:03:16 GMT

Fixed double redirect.

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Consumer Rights Wiki talk:Moderators' noticeboard

JamesTDG — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:02:33 GMT

Pocket Cast: Reply

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	:'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as the only or one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''		:'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as the only or one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''
	:Arguments in favor:		:Arguments in favor:
	:# Short.		:#Short.
	:# Bright line.		:#Bright line.
	:# I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.		:#I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.
	:# I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement.		:#I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement.
	:Where is the current "Pro-consumer articles definition" or scope policy?		:Where is the current "Pro-consumer articles definition" or scope policy?
	:[[Positive_practices]] exist but doesn't answer.		:[[Positive_practices]] exist but doesn't answer.
	:Oh, see [[Category:Pro-consumer_articles]] defines it and just got edited on the 15th. https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Category:Pro-consumer_articles&diff=prev&oldid=57894		:Oh, see [[Category:Pro-consumer_articles]] defines it and just got edited on the 15th. https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Category:Pro-consumer_articles&diff=prev&oldid=57894
	:@[[User:Mr Pollo\|Mr Pollo]], are you open to my idea? I'm reading into [[GrapheneOS]], [[Mullvad]] still being around that a proposal like mine is welcome - unlike some forums, where such a suggestion would be considered 'arguing with the mods'. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 03:26, 29 June 2026 (UTC)		:@[[User:Mr Pollo\|Mr Pollo]], are you open to my idea? I'm reading into [[GrapheneOS]], [[Mullvad]] still being around that a proposal like mine is welcome - unlike some forums, where such a suggestion would be considered 'arguing with the mods'. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 03:26, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
			::I do think that if we were to continue down this route, we do seriously need to consider developing a set of proper criteria, as well as a necessary quality threshold, because only leaving it up to the whims of the bossmann just makes it difficult to sustain autonomy for the wiki [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 05:01, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

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	I was a lifetime-license user. After I pushed back and pointed out that I had a lifetime license, the ads were removed from my account. I can provide a redacted screenshot of the email/thread if useful. [[User:ServiceLevelOne\|ServiceLevelOne]] ([[User talk:ServiceLevelOne\|talk]]) 17:38, 28 June 2026 (UTC)		I was a lifetime-license user. After I pushed back and pointed out that I had a lifetime license, the ads were removed from my account. I can provide a redacted screenshot of the email/thread if useful. [[User:ServiceLevelOne\|ServiceLevelOne]] ([[User talk:ServiceLevelOne\|talk]]) 17:38, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

			:While it may act as supplemental information, unless we have external coverage, I would advise against writing an article on the matter. [[User:JamesTDG\|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG\|talk]]) 05:02, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

NordVPN

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:02 GMT

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Projects:Cargo-complete/report

Schang1146 — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:50:46 GMT

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Talk:GrapheneOS

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:59:00 GMT

Relevancy discussion

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	:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8mU6XROuh9o18jjnHKiQGvQ_82CzTE2/view?usp=sharing A link to my proposal. [[User:Pancho\|Pancho]] ([[User talk:Pancho\|talk]]) 22:52, 17 August 2025 (UTC)		:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8mU6XROuh9o18jjnHKiQGvQ_82CzTE2/view?usp=sharing A link to my proposal. [[User:Pancho\|Pancho]] ([[User talk:Pancho\|talk]]) 22:52, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

	'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''		:'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''

	Arguments in favor:		:Arguments in favor:
	# Short.		:# Short.
	# Bright line.		:# Bright line.
	# I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.		:# I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.
	# I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement.		:# I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement. -[[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 02:55, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

	-[[User:~~CrookKilla~~\|~~CrookKilla~~]] ([[User talk:~~CrookKilla~~\|talk]]) 02:55, 29 June 2026 (UTC)		:Posting this here for convenience: [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Draft policy on the inclusion of positive consumer-focused acts and practices]] — [[User:Sojourna\|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna\|talk]]) 03:58, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Persona

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:56:14 GMT

Changed URL status back to usurped, as the web page is still active but drastically changed compared to the provided archive capture.

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	\|Website=https://withpersona.com/		\|Website=https://withpersona.com/
	\|Description=Identity Verification		\|Description=Identity Verification
	\|Industry=Software\|Founded=October 2018\|CompanyAlias=Persona Identities Inc.}}		\|Industry=Software\|Founded=October 2018\|CompanyAlias=Persona Identities Inc.
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	Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Persona \|url=https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228040423/https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|archive-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref> which is an adventure capitalist firm co-founded by Peter Theil.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Peter Thiel \|url=https://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|url-status=~~live~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528193728/http://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|archive-date=2016-05-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redacto \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Discord Tested Age Verification Vendor Persona: What Users Should Know \|url=https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PAWXp \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|website=redact.dev}}</ref> <!-- This is awkward, but archive.org says they don't host this anymore: https://web.archive.org/web/20260224122954/https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment ....so archive.today has been put as the archive URL -->		Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Persona \|url=https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228040423/https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|archive-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref> which is an adventure capitalist firm co-founded by Peter Theil.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Peter Thiel \|url=https://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528193728/http://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|archive-date=2016-05-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redacto \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Discord Tested Age Verification Vendor Persona: What Users Should Know \|url=https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PAWXp \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|website=redact.dev}}</ref> <!-- This is awkward, but archive.org says they don't host this anymore: https://web.archive.org/web/20260224122954/https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment ....so archive.today has been put as the archive URL -->

	From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on its UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jordan \|first=Dearbail \|date=2025-07-14 \|title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225142635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=BBC News}}</ref>		From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on its UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jordan \|first=Dearbail \|date=2025-07-14 \|title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225142635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=BBC News}}</ref>

Bitwarden

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:50:22 GMT

Moved content to Incidents section, as it does not match the intent of the CIS section.

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	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	In 2026, Bitwarden's long time CEO, as well as the CFO were replaced. No official announcements of this were made by the company. Shortly after, the phrase "Always free", which had been on the company's products site for years, disappeared, sparking concern among some users. A [[Reddit]] user, reported to be a Bitwarden employee, stated, in a comment that this had been a simple oversight. This comment was not well received among other users, many of whom expressed disbelief and distrust. Some of them also stated that they'd start looking for alternative password managers. In addition, the company's acronym, GRIT, which had been used to describe "company culture for years" had been quietly changed. (See: [[Bitwarden#Quiet changes (2026)\|Quiet changes (2026)]].)		{{Ph-C-CIS}}

	From 2018 to 2023, the company had been aware of a security vulnerability in their autofill feature and had even documented it and assigned it a name, but chose to tolerate it, because they wished to accommodate legitimate sites that used the feature (it was reported that the risk had been "very low"). In 2023, the company resolved the matter. (See: [[Bitwarden#Autofill vulnerability (2018-~~2023)\|Autofill vulnerability (2018~~-~~2023)]].)~~

	In April 2026, Bitwarden's CLI NPM package, was found to have included a "credential-stealing payload." Users of this CLI package were the only affected users. (See: [[Bitwarden#Malicious @bitwarden/cli (NPM) package (2026)\|Malicious @bitwarden/cli (NPM) package (2026)]].)

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	===Autofill vulnerability (2018-2023)===		===Autofill vulnerability (''2018-2023'')===
	The autofill feature in Bitwarden's browser extension contained "risky-behavior" that could "allow malicious iframes embedded in trusted websites to steal people's credentials and send them to an attacker."<ref name="bc">{{Cite web \|first=Bill \|last=Toulas \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Bitwarden flaw can let hackers steal passwords using iframes \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitwarden-flaw-can-let-hackers-steal-passwords-using-iframes/ \|url-status=live \|website=bleepingcomputer.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515233256/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitwarden-flaw-can-let-hackers-steal-passwords-using-iframes/ \|archive-date=2026-05-15 \|access-date=2026-06-28}}</ref> ("According to the Mozilla HTML documentation the <iframe> HTML element represents a nested browsing context, embedding another HTML page into the current one.")<ref name="fp">{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-07 \|author=Flashpoint Intel Team \|title=Bitwarden: The Curious (Use-)Case of Password Pilfering \|url=https://flashpoint.io/blog/bitwarden-password-pilfering/ \|url-status=live \|website=flashpoint.io \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260516015310/https://flashpoint.io/blog/bitwarden-password-pilfering/ \|archive-date=2026-05-16 \|access-date=2026-06-28}}</ref>		The autofill feature in Bitwarden's browser extension contained "risky-behavior" that could "allow malicious iframes embedded in trusted websites to steal people's credentials and send them to an attacker."<ref name="bc">{{Cite web \|first=Bill \|last=Toulas \|date=2023-03-08 \|title=Bitwarden flaw can let hackers steal passwords using iframes \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitwarden-flaw-can-let-hackers-steal-passwords-using-iframes/ \|url-status=live \|website=bleepingcomputer.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515233256/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitwarden-flaw-can-let-hackers-steal-passwords-using-iframes/ \|archive-date=2026-05-15 \|access-date=2026-06-28}}</ref> ("According to the Mozilla HTML documentation the <iframe> HTML element represents a nested browsing context, embedding another HTML page into the current one.")<ref name="fp">{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-07 \|author=Flashpoint Intel Team \|title=Bitwarden: The Curious (Use-)Case of Password Pilfering \|url=https://flashpoint.io/blog/bitwarden-password-pilfering/ \|url-status=live \|website=flashpoint.io \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260516015310/https://flashpoint.io/blog/bitwarden-password-pilfering/ \|archive-date=2026-05-16 \|access-date=2026-06-28}}</ref>
	Reportedly, Bitwarden had been aware of this since 2018 (documented as (BWN-01-001)<ref name="fp" />), but tolerated it to "accommodate legitimate sites that use iframes." It is worth noting that the feature had been disabled by default, there had still been sites on which this could be exploited. With autofill enabled, Bitwarden's web extension filled in credentials automatically when a page gets loaded, without the user having to intervene in the process.<ref name="bc" /><blockquote>'While the embedded iframe does not have access to any content in the parent page, it can wait for input to the login form and forward the entered credentials to a remote server without further user interaction,' explains Flashpoint.<ref name="bc" /></blockquote>Reportedly, the "number of risky cases was very low." While investigating this, it was also discovered that autofill filled in credentials "on subdomains of the base domain matching a login. This means an attacker hosting a phishing page under a subdomain that matches a stored login for a given base domain will capture the credentials upon the victim visiting the page if autofill is enabled."<ref name="bc /> In 2023, it was reported that Bitwarden<blockquote>decided to address user concerns by eliminating the iframe attack vector while keeping the autofill functionality intact.</blockquote><ref name="bc" />		Reportedly, Bitwarden had been aware of this since 2018 (documented as (BWN-01-001)<ref name="fp" />), but tolerated it to "accommodate legitimate sites that use iframes." It is worth noting that the feature had been disabled by default, there had still been sites on which this could be exploited. With autofill enabled, Bitwarden's web extension filled in credentials automatically when a page gets loaded, without the user having to intervene in the process.<ref name="bc" /><blockquote>'While the embedded iframe does not have access to any content in the parent page, it can wait for input to the login form and forward the entered credentials to a remote server without further user interaction,' explains Flashpoint.<ref name="bc" /></blockquote>Reportedly, the "number of risky cases was very low." While investigating this, it was also discovered that autofill filled in credentials "on subdomains of the base domain matching a login. This means an attacker hosting a phishing page under a subdomain that matches a stored login for a given base domain will capture the credentials upon the victim visiting the page if autofill is enabled."<ref name="bc /> In 2023, it was reported that Bitwarden<blockquote>decided to address user concerns by eliminating the iframe attack vector while keeping the autofill functionality intact.</blockquote><ref name="bc" />
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	In April 2026, it was revealed that Bitwarden's {{Wplink\|Command-line interface\|CLI}} package, distributed via {{Wplink\|npm}}, included a "credential-stealing payload." Reportedly, only the only affected users were the CLI package's users, not all Bitwarden users in general.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Davey \|last=Winder \|date=2026-04-24 \|title=Bitwarden Confirms Compromise—Here Are The Facts \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/04/24/bitwarden-confirms-compromise-here-are-the-facts-for-10-million-users/ \|url-status=live \|website=forbes.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/DTGH8 \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> The package also reportedly contained the string "Shai-Hulud: The Third Coming", "Shai-Hulud" referring to a {{Wplink\|computer worm}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Justin \|last=Moore \|date=2025-11-25 \|title="Shai-Hulud" Worm Compromises npm Ecosystem in Supply Chain Attack \|url=https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/npm-supply-chain-attack/ \|url-status=live \|website=unit42.paloaltonetworks.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/bzU3J \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> It was also reported that: <blockquote>OX Security has observed real user information leaked by the malware. The infection is likely to spread further across NPM and GitHub as more machines are compromised over time.		In April 2026, it was revealed that Bitwarden's {{Wplink\|Command-line interface\|CLI}} package, distributed via {{Wplink\|npm}}, included a "credential-stealing payload." Reportedly, only the only affected users were the CLI package's users, not all Bitwarden users in general.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Davey \|last=Winder \|date=2026-04-24 \|title=Bitwarden Confirms Compromise—Here Are The Facts \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/04/24/bitwarden-confirms-compromise-here-are-the-facts-for-10-million-users/ \|url-status=live \|website=forbes.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/DTGH8 \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> The package also reportedly contained the string "Shai-Hulud: The Third Coming", "Shai-Hulud" referring to a {{Wplink\|computer worm}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|first=Justin \|last=Moore \|date=2025-11-25 \|title="Shai-Hulud" Worm Compromises npm Ecosystem in Supply Chain Attack \|url=https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/npm-supply-chain-attack/ \|url-status=live \|website=unit42.paloaltonetworks.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/bzU3J \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> It was also reported that: <blockquote>OX Security has observed real user information leaked by the malware. The infection is likely to spread further across NPM and GitHub as more machines are compromised over time.

			The malware's origin is potentially Russian — it does not execute if the Russian language is configured on the host machine.<ref name="ox">{{Cite web \|title=Shai-Hulud: The Third Coming — Bitwarden CLI Backdoored in Latest Supply Chain Campaign \|author=Siman Tov Bustan \|author2=Zadok \|date=2026-04-23 \|url=https://www.ox.security/blog/shai-hulud-bitwarden-cli-supply-chain-attack/ \|url-status=live \|website=ox.security \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/BjGFQ \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref></blockquote>
	The ~~malware’s~~ origin is potentially Russian — it does not execute if the Russian language is configured on the host machine.<ref name="ox">{{Cite web \|title=Shai-Hulud: The Third Coming — Bitwarden CLI Backdoored in Latest Supply Chain Campaign \|author=Siman Tov Bustan \|author2=Zadok \|date=2026-04-23 \|url=https://www.ox.security/blog/shai-hulud-bitwarden-cli-supply-chain-attack/ \|url-status=live \|website=ox.security \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/BjGFQ \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref></blockquote>

	===Quiet changes (2026)===		===Quiet changes (2026)===
	====Always free====		====Always free====
			In 2026, Bitwarden's long time CEO, as well as the CFO were replaced. No official announcements of this were made by the company. Shortly after, the phrase "Always free", which had been on the company's products site for years, disappeared, sparking concern among some users. A [[Reddit]] user, reported to be a Bitwarden employee, stated, in a comment that this had been a simple oversight. This comment was not well received among other users, many of whom expressed disbelief and distrust. Some of them also stated that they'd start looking for alternative password managers. In addition, the company's acronym, GRIT, which had been used to describe "company culture for years" had been quietly changed. (See: [[Bitwarden#Quiet changes (2026)\|Quiet changes (2026)]].)

			From 2018 to 2023, the company had been aware of a security vulnerability in their auto-fill feature and had even documented it and assigned it a name, but chose to tolerate it, because they wished to accommodate legitimate sites that used the feature (it was reported that the risk had been "very low"). In 2023, the company resolved the matter. (See: [[Bitwarden#Autofill vulnerability (2018-2023)\|Autofill vulnerability (2018-2023)]].)

			In April 2026, Bitwarden's CLI NPM package, was found to have included a "credential-stealing payload." Users of this CLI package were the only affected users. (See: [[Bitwarden#Malicious @bitwarden/cli (NPM) package (2026)\|Malicious @bitwarden/cli (NPM) package (2026)]].)

	The longtime CEO, Michael Crandell is in an "advisory role" since February. In addition, Bitwarden's CFO was replaced in April. There weren't any official announcements for either of these changes. Bitwarden's free plan on their product page included the phrases "Free Forever" and "Always free."<ref name="souray" /> These phrases are present even on the Wayback machine's oldest archive (2022-06-25) of Bitwarden's product site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Bitwarden Password Manager \|archive-date=2022-06-25 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625012714/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref>		The longtime CEO, Michael Crandell is in an "advisory role" since February. In addition, Bitwarden's CFO was replaced in April. There weren't any official announcements for either of these changes. Bitwarden's free plan on their product page included the phrases "Free Forever" and "Always free."<ref name="souray" /> These phrases are present even on the Wayback machine's oldest archive (2022-06-25) of Bitwarden's product site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Bitwarden Password Manager \|archive-date=2022-06-25 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625012714/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref>

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	"Always free" reportedly disappeared from the site in April.<ref name="souray">{{Cite web \|first=Souray \|last=Rudra \|date=2026-05-19 \|title=Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried \|url=https://itsfoss.com/news/bitwarden-quiet-changes/ \|url-status=live \|website=itsfoss.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jmqHZ \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> The archives from April, (Ⅰ) and (Ⅱ), reveal that the phrase disappeared sometime between 2026-04-14 (left on image Ⅰ) and 2026-04-18 (bottom on image Ⅱ). The archives from May, (Ⅲ) and (Ⅳ) ,reveal that it came back sometime between 2026-05-15 (bottom left on image Ⅲ) and 2026-05-19 (bottom left on image Ⅳ).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-04-14 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414143347/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-04-18 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418162818/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-05-15 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515190646/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-05-19 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260519164353/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref> A Reddit user by the name of "Ryan_BW", reportedly a Bitwarden employee,<ref name="souray" /> made a post addressing the issue on 2026-05-15, stating that:<blockquote>I would like to share that "always free" has been brought back to the pricing page. There was no specific intention to remove that language from the website while pages were being updated. Simply an oversight on the marketing team (myself included).</blockquote>The comment was met with several negative replies from other Redditors.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Ryan_BW \|date=2026-05-15 \|title=Ryan_BW comments on FastCompany: intriguing corporate gossip about Bitwarden \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/1tdvnh7/comment/olznwcv/ \|url-status=live \|website=reddit.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/MPAhX \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref>		"Always free" reportedly disappeared from the site in April.<ref name="souray">{{Cite web \|first=Souray \|last=Rudra \|date=2026-05-19 \|title=Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried \|url=https://itsfoss.com/news/bitwarden-quiet-changes/ \|url-status=live \|website=itsfoss.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jmqHZ \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref> The archives from April, (Ⅰ) and (Ⅱ), reveal that the phrase disappeared sometime between 2026-04-14 (left on image Ⅰ) and 2026-04-18 (bottom on image Ⅱ). The archives from May, (Ⅲ) and (Ⅳ) ,reveal that it came back sometime between 2026-05-15 (bottom left on image Ⅲ) and 2026-05-19 (bottom left on image Ⅳ).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-04-14 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260414143347/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-04-18 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418162818/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-05-15 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515190646/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Best Free & Premium Password Manager \|archive-date=2026-05-19 \|url=https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260519164353/https://bitwarden.com/products/personal/ \|url-status=live \|website=bitwarden.com}}</ref> A Reddit user by the name of "Ryan_BW", reportedly a Bitwarden employee,<ref name="souray" /> made a post addressing the issue on 2026-05-15, stating that:<blockquote>I would like to share that "always free" has been brought back to the pricing page. There was no specific intention to remove that language from the website while pages were being updated. Simply an oversight on the marketing team (myself included).</blockquote>The comment was met with several negative replies from other Redditors.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=Ryan_BW \|date=2026-05-15 \|title=Ryan_BW comments on FastCompany: intriguing corporate gossip about Bitwarden \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/1tdvnh7/comment/olznwcv/ \|url-status=live \|website=reddit.com \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/MPAhX \|archive-date=2026-06-27}}</ref>

Projects:Archive everything

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:37:09 GMT

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Miele

Sojourna — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:36:30 GMT

Clean-up.

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	~~'''[[Wikipedia:Miele\|Miele]]''' is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.~~

	==Consumer-impact summary==		'''{{Wplink\|Miele}}''' is a German manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment. It was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann.
	~~====Freedom====~~
	~~====Privacy====~~		==Consumer impact summary==
	~~====Business model====~~		{{Ph-C-CIS}}
	~~====Market control====~~

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

	===Proprietary smart-home ecosystem===		===Proprietary smart-home ecosystem===
	Miele appliances are equipped with online functionality, and protocols used for managing those appliances are proprietary. No Matter integration is provided although Miele is part of CSA.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=~~Miele~~ \|url=https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele \|access-date=~~20 Mar 2025~~ \|~~website~~=~~CSA~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250120130535/https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele \|archive-date=20 Jan 2025}}</ref>		Miele appliances are equipped with online functionality, and protocols used for managing those appliances are proprietary. No Matter integration is provided although Miele is part of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA).<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Member Search - CSA-IOT \|url=https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele \|website=CSA \|date= \|access-date=28 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250120130535/https://csa-iot.org/members/search/?m_keywords=miele \|archive-date=20 Jan 2025}}</ref>

	Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7 \|url=https://www.miele.com/developer/ \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~ \|access-date=20 Mar 2025 \|~~website~~=~~[[Miele]]~~ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/~~20251104153124~~/https://www.miele.com/developer/ \|archive-date=~~4 Nov~~ 2025}}</ref> and is only practical for technically experienced users.		Instead Miele offers its own protocol which is difficult to set up, needs a Miele Developer Account,<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|title=Miele 3rd Party API Version 1.0.7 \|url=https://www.miele.com/developer/ \|website=Miele \|date= \|access-date=20 Mar 2025 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708184057/https://www.miele.com/developer/ \|archive-date=8 Jul 2025}}</ref> and is only practical for technically experienced users.

	Miele devices do not offer any official local API and instead require a connection to Miele's cloud service for any form of integration or app control to work. However, recent efforts of the [https://github.com/akappner/MieleRESTServer MieleRESTServer project] seem to have had success in controlling some devices via the local network through unofficial means.		Miele devices do not offer any official local API and instead require a connection to Miele's cloud service for any form of integration or app control to work. However, recent efforts of the [https://github.com/akappner/MieleRESTServer MieleRESTServer project] seem to have had success in controlling some devices via the local network through unofficial means.

	===Miele app incident (2021)===		===Miele app incident (''2021'')===
	With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features<ref>{{Cite web \|title=TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app? \|url=https://~~www~~.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/~~?utm_source~~=~~share&utm_medium~~=~~web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term~~=1 \|url-status=live \|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~20 Mar 2025~~ \|~~website~~=~~[[Reddit]]~~}}</ref> such as:		With Version 4.0 released in 2021, the Miele companion app had suddenly lost critical advertised features<ref>{{Cite web \|author=SpoonSaucer \|title=TwinDos detergent container levels no longer editable on new Miele home app? \|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/ \|website=[[Reddit]] \|date=3 Sep 2021 \|access-date=28 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629030942/https://old.reddit.com/r/Miele/comments/ph4udc/twindos_detergent_container_levels_no_longer/ \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref> such as:

	*~~'''~~The washing assistant~~'''~~		*The washing assistant
	*~~'''~~The ability to view the remaining detergent in washing machines.~~'''~~		*The ability to view the remaining detergent in washing machines.

	These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users.		These functions came back slowly in 2022 after lots of negative feedback from users.{{Citation needed\|date=28 June 2026}}

	===Forced updates (2022)===		===Forced updates (''2022'')===
	A user on X ~~has~~ reported that their dishwasher ~~refuses~~ to start unless the user ~~run~~ an update which the device ~~has~~ found after being connected to a ~~WiFi~~.<ref>{{Cite web \|~~last~~=@isislovecruft ~~\|date=31 Jan 2022~~ \|title=~~my dishwasher won’t start until i let it update its firmware over the wifi~~ \|url=https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 \|~~url-status~~=~~live~~ \|access-date=~~19 Mar 2025~~ \|~~website~~=~~[[X]]~~ \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/~~20250708184047~~/https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 \|archive-date=~~8 Jul 2025~~}}</ref>		A user on [[X]] reported that their dishwasher refused to start unless the user ran an update which the device had found after being connected to a Wi-Fi.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=isislovecruft \|title=isislovecruft on X \|url=https://x.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 \|website=[[X]] \|date=31 Jan 2022 \|access-date=28 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260629031456/https://nitter.catsarch.com/isislovecruft/status/1487947074901463040 \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	=== Washing machine sealed plastic drums (~~2025-Ongoing~~) ===		===Washing machine sealed plastic drums (''2025—Present'')===
	In 2025 Miele ~~started~~ using sealed plastic drums on some of their machines~~, these~~ are unserviceable, so cannot be disassembled to replace the drum bearings or spider.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=PLASTIC Washing Machine Drums? Has MIELE Lost Its Way? Once the Gold Standard Now a SEALED PRISON? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LXPwAIY6LI \|website=~~Youtube~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Miele SEALED Washing Machine Drums? Could This Be The DOWNFALL Of A Once Great Company? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYG1yf73KJs \|website=~~Youtube~~}}</ref>		In 2025, Miele began using sealed plastic drums on some of their machines. These are unserviceable and so cannot be disassembled to replace the drum bearings or spider.<ref>{{Cite web \|author=how-2-repair.com \|title=PLASTIC Washing Machine Drums? Has MIELE Lost Its Way? Once the Gold Standard Now a SEALED PRISON? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LXPwAIY6LI \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=4 Jul 2025 \|access-date=28 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=3LXPwAIY6LI \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|author=how-2-repair.com \|title=Miele SEALED Washing Machine Drums? Could This Be The DOWNFALL Of A Once Great Company? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYG1yf73KJs \|website=[[YouTube]] \|date=28 Jun 2025 \|access-date=28 Jun 2026 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=nYG1yf73KJs \|archive-date=29 Jun 2026}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==
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	==See also==		==See also==

	*[[Bosch]]		*[[Bosch]]
	*[[GE Appliances]]		*[[GE Appliances]]
			*[[Planned obsolescence]]

	==References==		==References==
	~~<references />~~		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:~~Miele~~]]
			[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

Consumer Rights Wiki talk:Moderators' noticeboard

CrookKilla — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:26:28 GMT

vague Pro-consumer articles definition: Reply

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	:'''SUCCESS'''! Relatively minimalist [[Template:Dead link]] forked off Wikia instead. Works! Having a strategy re https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/117429/how-to-use-wikipedia-templates-on-an-outside-mediawiki would be good. We have so I presume we already imported CS1, or does it come with MediWiki? I see we do NOT have citation (CS1, CS2, etc) templates; citations work through Modules, so those templates are not needed, apparently. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 20:52, 22 June 2026 (UTC)		:'''SUCCESS'''! Relatively minimalist [[Template:Dead link]] forked off Wikia instead. Works! Having a strategy re https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/117429/how-to-use-wikipedia-templates-on-an-outside-mediawiki would be good. We have so I presume we already imported CS1, or does it come with MediWiki? I see we do NOT have citation (CS1, CS2, etc) templates; citations work through Modules, so those templates are not needed, apparently. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 20:52, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

	== vague Pro-consumer articles definition ==		==vague Pro-consumer articles definition==

	kinda reads how the US' router bill does. are everything in the crossfire? for now it seems like the articles that consist of 0 anti-consumer incidents are likely to be removed. e.g. [[GrapheneOS]], [[Mullvad]], [[GOG.com]], etc. but what abt [[Valve removes arbitration requirement from Steam Subscriber Agreement]] and [[EA releases source code of classic Command & Conquer titles]]? are these next in line for the guillotine? they don't have "relevance" or "deletion" notices so it is confusing when compared w the set definition.		kinda reads how the US' router bill does. are everything in the crossfire? for now it seems like the articles that consist of 0 anti-consumer incidents are likely to be removed. e.g. [[GrapheneOS]], [[Mullvad]], [[GOG.com]], etc. but what abt [[Valve removes arbitration requirement from Steam Subscriber Agreement]] and [[EA releases source code of classic Command & Conquer titles]]? are these next in line for the guillotine? they don't have "relevance" or "deletion" notices so it is confusing when compared w the set definition.
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	what I got from the vagueness is that positives are allowed such as [[Valve#Positives]] but the article must not solely be them or otherwise might "sound like we are endorsing them". yes or no? [[User:SinexTitan\|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan\|talk]]) 17:44, 27 June 2026 (UTC)		what I got from the vagueness is that positives are allowed such as [[Valve#Positives]] but the article must not solely be them or otherwise might "sound like we are endorsing them". yes or no? [[User:SinexTitan\|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan\|talk]]) 17:44, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

	== Pocket Cast ==		:A comment I just added to the [[Talk:GrapheneOS]]:
			:'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as the only or one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''
			:Arguments in favor:
			:# Short.
			:# Bright line.
			:# I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.
			:# I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement.
			:Where is the current "Pro-consumer articles definition" or scope policy?
			:[[Positive_practices]] exist but doesn't answer.
			:Oh, see [[Category:Pro-consumer_articles]] defines it and just got edited on the 15th. https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Category:Pro-consumer_articles&diff=prev&oldid=57894
			:@[[User:Mr Pollo\|Mr Pollo]], are you open to my idea? I'm reading into [[GrapheneOS]], [[Mullvad]] still being around that a proposal like mine is welcome - unlike some forums, where such a suggestion would be considered 'arguing with the mods'. [[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 03:26, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

			==Pocket Cast==

	I have a direct Pocket Casts support email that may help source the “Showing advertisements to Champion/Lifetime users” section.		I have a direct Pocket Casts support email that may help source the “Showing advertisements to Champion/Lifetime users” section.

Persona

Matt78 — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:18:42 GMT

Mostly fixed CS1 errors and added archive URLs to references.

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	\|Industry=Software\|Founded=October 2018\|CompanyAlias=Persona Identities Inc.}}		\|Industry=Software\|Founded=October 2018\|CompanyAlias=Persona Identities Inc.}}

	Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Persona \|url=https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228040423/https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|archive-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref> which is an adventure capitalist firm co-founded by Peter Theil.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Peter Thiel \|url=https://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|url-status=~~usurped~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528193728/http://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|archive-date=2016-05-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redacto \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Discord Tested Age Verification Vendor Persona: What Users Should Know \|url=https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PAWXp \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|website=redact.dev}}</ref> <!-- This is awkward, but archive.org says they don't host this anymore: https://web.archive.org/web/20260224122954/https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment ....so archive.today has been put as the archive URL -->		Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Persona \|url=https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228040423/https://foundersfund.com/company/persona/ \|archive-date=2026-02-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref> which is an adventure capitalist firm co-founded by Peter Theil.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Peter Thiel \|url=https://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528193728/http://foundersfund.com/team/peter-thiel/ \|archive-date=2016-05-28 \|website=Founders Fund}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redacto \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=Discord Tested Age Verification Vendor Persona: What Users Should Know \|url=https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/PAWXp \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|website=redact.dev}}</ref> <!-- This is awkward, but archive.org says they don't host this anymore: https://web.archive.org/web/20260224122954/https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment ....so archive.today has been put as the archive URL -->

	From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on its UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2025-07-14 \|title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225142635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=BBC News}}</ref>		From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on its UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Jordan \|first=Dearbail \|date=2025-07-14 \|title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225142635/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=BBC News}}</ref>

	In February 2026 [[Discord]] announced they would be experimenting with Persona to perform ID checks worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bubbles \|date=2026-02-24 \|title=How to Complete Age Assurance on Discord \|url=https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/30326565624343-How-to-Complete-Age-Assurance-on-Discord \|url-status=~~usurped~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212201755/https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/30326565624343-How-to-Complete-Age-Assurance-on-Discord \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally in March for users who don't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience' \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-is-rolling-out-facial-scanning-and-id-checks-in-march-for-everyone-who-doesnt-want-to-be-locked-into-a-teen-appropriate-experience/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214175605/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-is-rolling-out-facial-scanning-and-id-checks-in-march-for-everyone-who-doesnt-want-to-be-locked-into-a-teen-appropriate-experience/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref>		In February 2026 [[Discord]] announced they would be experimenting with Persona to perform ID checks worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bubbles \|date=2026-02-24 \|title=How to Complete Age Assurance on Discord \|url=https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/30326565624343-How-to-Complete-Age-Assurance-on-Discord \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260212201755/https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/30326565624343-How-to-Complete-Age-Assurance-on-Discord \|archive-date=2026-02-12 \|website=Discord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2026-02-09 \|title=Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally in March for users who don't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience' \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-is-rolling-out-facial-scanning-and-id-checks-in-march-for-everyone-who-doesnt-want-to-be-locked-into-a-teen-appropriate-experience/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|work=PC Gamer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214175605/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/discord-is-rolling-out-facial-scanning-and-id-checks-in-march-for-everyone-who-doesnt-want-to-be-locked-into-a-teen-appropriate-experience/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	===AI-Powered Ages Verification leads to inaccurate age verification on Roblox ''(Jan 2026)''===		===AI-Powered Ages Verification leads to inaccurate age verification on Roblox ''(Jan 2026)''===
	Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gilbert \|first=David \|date=2026-01-13 \|title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/ \|url-status=~~usurped~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226005411/https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/ \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticized as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-09 \|title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap \|url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203031742/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 \|archive-date=3 Feb 2026 \|access-date=2026-01-20 \|website=devforum.roblox.com}}</ref>		Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gilbert \|first=David \|date=2026-01-13 \|title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess \|url=https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226005411/https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/ \|archive-date=2026-02-26 \|access-date=2026-02-20 \|website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticized as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2026-01-09 \|title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap \|url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260203031742/https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 \|archive-date=3 Feb 2026 \|access-date=2026-01-20 \|website=devforum.roblox.com}}</ref>

	===User tracking and ties with the US government===		===User tracking and ties with the US government===
	On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government, even having a flagging system to flag users that seem suspicious. A code to track crypto-addresses has also been found.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Celeste \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds \|url=https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona \|archive-date=2026-02-21 \|website=vmfunc.re}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Celeste \|date=2026-02-24 \|title=the watchers, pt. 2: the correspondence \|url=https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225233304/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona-2 \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-26 \|website=vmfunc.re}}</ref> <!-- <- I can't understand the technicals of the part 2 source, but it's a part 2, so I assume it's related -raster -->Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-04 \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox \|url-status=live \|archive-url= ~~\|website=Persona}}<~~/~~ref> <!-- no~~ archive~~!! IA: "Save Page Now browser crashed on~~ https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox." -->		On the 16th of February, 2026, a security researcher known as Celeste published an article showing that Persona was building profiles on users and sharing said profiles with the US government, even having a flagging system to flag users that seem suspicious. A code to track crypto-addresses has also been found.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Celeste \|date=2026-02-16 \|title=the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds \|url=https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260221231714/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona \|archive-date=2026-02-21 \|website=vmfunc.re}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Celeste \|date=2026-02-24 \|title=the watchers, pt. 2: the correspondence \|url=https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225233304/https://vmfunc.re/blog/persona-2 \|archive-date=2026-02-25 \|access-date=2026-02-26 \|website=vmfunc.re}}</ref> <!-- <- I can't understand the technicals of the part 2 source, but it's a part 2, so I assume it's related -raster -->Alongside that, it was also discovered that 269 different checks were used for verification, which included things like phone carrier queries and death record matching. With their privacy policy hiding these checks under vague terms like "public government documents".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-12-04 \|title=Privacy Policy \|url=https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260613045534/https://withpersona.com/legal/privacy-policy-roblox \|archive-date=2026-06-13 \|website=Persona}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==
	*Identity Verification (2021)		*Identity Verification (2021)
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	==Third Parties==		==Third Parties==
	These are third parties that can receive and use the data provided by Persona:<ref>{{Cite web \|author=~~Unknown~~ \|date=16 Feb 2026 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514074900/https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=24 Feb 2026 \|website=The Local Stack}}</ref>		These are third parties that can receive and use the data provided by Persona:<ref>{{Cite web \|author= \|date=16 Feb 2026 \|title=I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over. \|url=https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514074900/https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/ \|archive-date=14 May 2026 \|access-date=24 Feb 2026 \|website=The Local Stack}}</ref>
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Talk:GrapheneOS

CrookKilla — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:55:05 GMT

+sig

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	:::@[[User:Keith\|Keith]] Pinging to revisit this discussion since we're discussing wiki scope [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 14:19, 7 November 2025 (UTC)		:::@[[User:Keith\|Keith]] Pinging to revisit this discussion since we're discussing wiki scope [[User:Beanie Bo\|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo\|talk]]) 14:19, 7 November 2025 (UTC)
	:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8mU6XROuh9o18jjnHKiQGvQ_82CzTE2/view?usp=sharing A link to my proposal. [[User:Pancho\|Pancho]] ([[User talk:Pancho\|talk]]) 22:52, 17 August 2025 (UTC)		:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L8mU6XROuh9o18jjnHKiQGvQ_82CzTE2/view?usp=sharing A link to my proposal. [[User:Pancho\|Pancho]] ([[User talk:Pancho\|talk]]) 22:52, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

			'''"If [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] has verifiably extolled its virtues, it's on topic."''' I think that is a short simple, good rule we should have. At least I'm going to throw it out there to be considered as one of perhaps multiple rules / line definitions to address this issue. If a bright line can be drawn based on the other efforts above, good, but right now, I'm seeing a lines that I anticipate would make each decision a tough call - one that would be hard for someone with folks with even a little bias one way or the other (i.e. average humans) to be able to respectfully disagree on. Probably wouldn't hurt to add "significant coverage" or something like that but maybe not necessary. '''"Significant coverage by [[User:Louis\|Louis Rossmann]] verifiably extolling something's virtues indicates an article is warranted."'''

			Arguments in favor:
			# Short.
			# Bright line.
			# I think we want articles on companies which Louis verifiably extolled the virtues of. Several come to mind of which he has covered in some detail.
			# I think the bulk of us are here because we're fans of Louis and have developed a feel for and trust his judgement.

			-[[User:CrookKilla\|CrookKilla]] ([[User talk:CrookKilla\|talk]]) 02:55, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Persona

Kirbotech — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:47:33 GMT

Added VRChat as a client of Persona

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			\|Age Verification
			\|Users need to be signed up to the "VRC+" subscription service in order to verify their age. After a user is age verified, they do not need an ongoing subscription in order to stay age verified.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-01-28 \|title=VRChat Age Verification \|url=https://hello.vrchat.com/blog/age-verification \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129114821/https://hello.vrchat.com/blog/age-verification \|archive-date=2025-01-29 \|access-date=2026-06-29}}</ref>
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	\|Wealthsimple		\|Wealthsimple

File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-reversal-notice-2023.png

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	Sony's ~~United States~~ legal page stating the Discovery content removal planned for December 31, 2023 is no longer occurring.		Sony's PlayStation Store legal page after the reversal, stating that the Discovery content removal planned for December 31, 2023 is no longer occurring.

	source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/		source: https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095355/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/

	Retrieved ~~June 28~~, ~~2026~~		Retrieved January 1, 2024

	==Licensing==		==Licensing==

File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-reversal-notice-2023.png

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:14:10 GMT

Louis uploaded a new version of File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-reversal-notice-2023.png higher-fidelity capture of the updated notice from the archived legal page

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==Summary==
Sony's United States legal page stating the Discovery content removal planned for December 31, 2023 is no longer occurring.

source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/

Retrieved June 28, 2026

==Licensing==
{{No license}}

[[Category:Files]]

Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:09:37 GMT

--summary

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	== Discovery removal and reversal ==		== Discovery removal and reversal ==
	On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" />		On December 6, 2023, the New York Times reported that purchased Discovery shows, among them MythBusters & Deadliest Catch, would be deleted from PlayStation libraries on December 31, 2023, with Sony citing its content licensing arrangements.<ref name="nyt" /> The plan reached more than 1,300 Discovery TV shows.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice Sony posted on its PlayStation Store legal page read:
			<blockquote>''As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. We sincerely thank you for your continued support.''</blockquote><ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" />
			[[File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-notice-2023.png\|thumb\|center\|upright=2.6\|Sony's PlayStation Store legal page on December 9, 2023, telling buyers that ''you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content''.<ref name="psvideo-removal-2023" />]]

	After consumer backlash, Sony reversed course.<ref name="asmdc" /> On December 21, 2023, it said it had reached an updated agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery & would keep the shows available ''for at least the next 30 months''.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice on its legal page was replaced with:		After consumer backlash, Sony reversed course.<ref name="asmdc" /> On December 21, 2023, it said it had reached an updated agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery & would keep the shows available ''for at least the next 30 months''.<ref name="gamesindustry" /> The notice on its legal page was replaced with:
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	<ref name="beyondgames">{{Cite web \|last=Muhammad \|first=Isa \|date=2022-07-11 \|title=Sony removes purchased StudioCanal films from PlayStation Store \|url=https://www.beyondgames.biz/24464/sony-removes-purchased-studiocanal-films-from-playstation-store/ \|access-date=2026-06-28 \|website=BeyondGames.biz}}</ref>		<ref name="beyondgames">{{Cite web \|last=Muhammad \|first=Isa \|date=2022-07-11 \|title=Sony removes purchased StudioCanal films from PlayStation Store \|url=https://www.beyondgames.biz/24464/sony-removes-purchased-studiocanal-films-from-playstation-store/ \|access-date=2026-06-28 \|website=BeyondGames.biz}}</ref>
	<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web \|last=Medina \|first=Eduardo \|date=2023-12-06 \|title=PlayStation Will Delete Purchased Discovery Shows \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207004027/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html \|archive-date=2023-12-07 \|website=The New York Times}}</ref>		<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web \|last=Medina \|first=Eduardo \|date=2023-12-06 \|title=PlayStation Will Delete Purchased Discovery Shows \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207004027/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html \|archive-date=2023-12-07 \|website=The New York Times}}</ref>
			<ref name="psvideo-removal-2023">{{Cite web \|title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles \|url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209201546/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|archive-date=2023-12-09 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2026-06-28 \|website=PlayStation}}</ref>
	<ref name="psvideo-us">{{Cite web \|title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles \|url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095355/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|archive-date=2024-01-01 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=PlayStation}}</ref>		<ref name="psvideo-us">{{Cite web \|title=Discovery Entitlements Affected Titles \|url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101095355/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ \|archive-date=2024-01-01 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=PlayStation}}</ref>
	<ref name="gamesindustry">{{Cite web \|last=Dring \|first=Christopher \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185246/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all \|archive-date=2023-12-21 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>		<ref name="gamesindustry">{{Cite web \|last=Dring \|first=Christopher \|date=2023-12-21 \|title=PlayStation will not delete Discovery TV shows after all \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221185246/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-will-not-delete-discovery-tv-shows-after-all \|archive-date=2023-12-21 \|access-date=2025-03-15 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>

File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-notice-2023.png

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:08:29 GMT

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	~~article evidence image~~		==Summary==
			Sony's PlayStation legal page on December 9, 2023, stating previously purchased Discovery content would be removed from buyers' video libraries on December 31, 2023.

			source: https://web.archive.org/web/20231209201546/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-notice-2023.png

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:15:56 GMT

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Consumer Rights Wiki talk:Moderators' noticeboard

ServiceLevelOne — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:38:10 GMT

Pocket Cast: new section

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	what I got from the vagueness is that positives are allowed such as [[Valve#Positives]] but the article must not solely be them or otherwise might "sound like we are endorsing them". yes or no? [[User:SinexTitan\|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan\|talk]]) 17:44, 27 June 2026 (UTC)		what I got from the vagueness is that positives are allowed such as [[Valve#Positives]] but the article must not solely be them or otherwise might "sound like we are endorsing them". yes or no? [[User:SinexTitan\|SinexTitan]] ([[User talk:SinexTitan\|talk]]) 17:44, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

			== Pocket Cast ==

			I have a direct Pocket Casts support email that may help source the “Showing advertisements to Champion/Lifetime users” section.

			On September 24, 2025 at 04:08 UTC, Pocket Casts support responded to my complaint about banner ads. The response stated that maintaining Pocket Casts had become “unsustainable on one-time purchases or free app downloads alone,” that Pocket Casts had moved to Plus/Patron subscriptions, and that banner ads had been introduced for users who do not have Plus or Patron. The email also framed ads as helping “keep the lights on” and directed me to try Pocket Casts Plus.

			I was a lifetime-license user. After I pushed back and pointed out that I had a lifetime license, the ads were removed from my account. I can provide a redacted screenshot of the email/thread if useful. [[User:ServiceLevelOne\|ServiceLevelOne]] ([[User talk:ServiceLevelOne\|talk]]) 17:38, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

User:ServiceLevelOne

ServiceLevelOne — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:31:34 GMT

User account ServiceLevelOne was created

Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:07:26 GMT

expanded into the pattern of pulling purchased video: added the september 2026 studiocanal removal (551 titles, uk/europe, no refund), filled out the 2022 germany/austria removal, and added the terms-of-service license clauses and california's ab 2426 disclosure law

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	~~article evidence image~~		==Summary==
			The operative clause of California Assembly Bill 2426 on advertising digital goods sold with buy or purchase language.

			source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2426

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

File:California-AB-2426-digital-goods-operative-clause.png

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			Section 10.2 of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service stating content is licensed on a non-exclusive and revocable basis.

			source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

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File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-reversal-notice-2023.png

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			Sony's United States legal page stating the Discovery content removal planned for December 31, 2023 is no longer occurring.

			source: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

File:PlayStation-Discovery-removal-reversal-notice-2023.png

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File:PlayStation-UK-StudioCanal-affected-titles-notice-2026.png

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			Sony's United Kingdom legal page listing the Studio Canal titles set for removal from purchasers' libraries on September 1, 2026.

			source: https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/legal/psvideocontent/

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

File:PlayStation-UK-StudioCanal-affected-titles-notice-2026.png

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File:PlayStation-Store-StudioCanal-removal-notice-2026.png

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			PlayStation Store notice that previously purchased Studio Canal content will be removed from the video library as of September 1, 2026.

			source: https://kotaku.com/playstation-store-movies-digital-studio-canal-terminator-2000711013

			Retrieved June 28, 2026

			==Licensing==
			{{No license}}

			[[Category:Files]]

File:PlayStation-Store-StudioCanal-removal-notice-2026.png

Louis — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:07:06 GMT

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