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}}'''[[wikipedia:Brainly|Brainly]]''' (originally Zadane.pl) is a Polish company and platform founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski dedicated towards students assisting each other for homework online. In recent years, the platform has come under controversy from its users for various issues, from not honoring canceled plans, to facilitating the usage of AI instead of the platform's community. | }}'''[[wikipedia:Brainly|Brainly]]''' (originally Zadane.pl) is a Polish company and platform founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski dedicated towards students assisting each other for homework online. In recent years, the platform has come under controversy from its users for various issues, from not honoring canceled plans, to facilitating the usage of AI instead of the platform's community. | ||
According to TOS;DR, their Terms of Service is rated at a D | According to TOS;DR, their Terms of Service is rated at a D, the second worst score a company can get (the best being A)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=TOS;DR rating for Brainly |url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/1007 |access-date=Apr 30, 2025 |website=Terms of Service; Didn't Read}}</ref>. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
====Freedom==== | |||
Accessing content requires creating a free account, and some community-generated answers are additionally paywalled behind a subscription tier. Account deletion has also been reported to also be tedious. | |||
====Privacy==== | |||
Unknown; user-generated content is difficult to request removal. | |||
====Business model==== | |||
Funded via [[advertising overload]] for free users, additionally has "premium-tier" content.<!-- Maybe use? https://vizologi.com/business-strategy-canvas/brainly-business-model-canvas/ --> | |||
====Market control==== | |||
Limited competition; has had some history purchasing competitor websites, such as OpenStudy,<ref>{{Cite news |date=Jun 14, 2016 |title=Brainly Acquires US Social Learning Platform, OpenStudy |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-brainly-acquires-us-social-learning-platform-openstudy |access-date=Apr 30, 2025 |work=EdSurge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marketwired |date=Jun 14, 2016 |title=Social Learning Platform OpenStudy Joins the Brainly Community |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-learning-platform-openstudy-joins-130000652.html |access-date=Apr 30, 2025 |work=Yahoo Finance}}</ref> and soon after deleting them. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
=== Companies === | ===Companies=== | ||
* [[CourseHero]] | *[[CourseHero]] | ||
* [[Chegg]] | *[[Chegg]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||