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2025-07-03
We're phasing out the Louis Rossmann video directory in favour of a more general Article suggestions page, created by the eminent JamesTDG!
This will allow anyone to contribute their (hopefully sourced!) ideas to the Wiki without needing to create a full article, and will provide an excellent repository of ideas for editors in need of inspiration.
2025-06-10
We're opening up applications for moderators! Please see here for full instructions on how to apply.
In short, we're looking for motivated individuals who are willing to patrol the Wiki, make sure that articles are up to scratch, and take actions to protect the wiki from spam or malicious content whenever appropriate.
2025-01-30
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New Pages
13 June 2026
- 02:1102:11, 13 June 2026 Shadow-banning (hist | edit) [3,375 bytes] ClippyWantsToHelp (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Ph-T-Int}} ==How it works== {{Ph-T-HIW}} ==Why it is a problem== {{Ph-T-WIIAP}} ==Examples== {{Ph-T-E}} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Common terms") Tag: Visual edit
12 June 2026
- 23:2723:27, 12 June 2026 Pangolin Self-Hosted Reverse Proxy Service (hist | edit) [4,160 bytes] IlikeOpenSource (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{ProductCargo |Company=Fossorial Inc. |ProductLine=Reverse Proxy, Self Hosted, Open Source |InProduction=Yes |Logo=Pangolin.png |Website=https://pangolin.net/ |Description=Identity-aware VPN and tunneled reverse proxy for remote access based on WireGuard®. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found...")
- 22:3922:39, 12 June 2026 Safe Digital Environments Law (hist | edit) [8,015 bytes] ClippyWantsToHelp (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Stub}} The Safe Digital Environments Law (in Spanish: Ley de Entornos Digitales Seguros) is a proposed legislation in Chile for banning users under the age of 16 from social media. ==Background== With many countries proposing social media bans for minors, such as Malaysia with the Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA), Australia and the European Union proposing to do the same, the Chilean government ==Proposals== ==Affected Platforms== ==Critics and controver...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 09:3809:38, 12 June 2026 Amazon selling AI generated "copies" of small author books (hist | edit) [423 bytes] 185.132.187.32 (talk) (Amazon might not be doing enough to check for plagiarism or for copyright protection?) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
11 June 2026
- 22:5122:51, 11 June 2026 DynaCap rips off UnrealKeyboards without credit (hist | edit) [605 bytes] Ungineering (talk | contribs) (initial submission)
9 June 2026
- 18:3718:37, 9 June 2026 Digitec Galaxus AG (hist | edit) [950 bytes] Hellobubles (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=2001-05-08 |Industry=Retail |Logo=Digitec-galaxus.png |ParentCompany=Migros Group |Type=Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (AG) |Website=https://www.digitec.ch,https://www.galaxus.ch |Description=The online department store Galaxus offers the full product range of Digitec Galaxus AG, while Digitec specializes in electronics.[28] At the end of }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of...")
- 13:1813:18, 9 June 2026 Klipy scraping content (hist | edit) [1,115 bytes] PlanetXtreme (talk | contribs) (Klipy has scraped GIFs from multiple platforms, without permission from creators, to try and create a marketable competitor to those same platforms.) originally created as "Klipy Scraping Content"
- 13:1713:17, 9 June 2026 Vinted refuses to offer support beyond 48-hours for products purchased on its platform (hist | edit) [275 bytes] 2a00:23c7:6dc1:4301:b370:3bd8:e4b7:2d9a (talk) (Created page with "{{IncidentCargo}} {{Ph-I-Int}} ==Background== {{Ph-I-B}} ==[Incident]== {{Ph-I-I}} ===[Company]'s response=== {{Ph-I-ComR}} ==Lawsuit== {{Ph-I-L}} ==Consumer response== {{Ph-I-ConR}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Ph-I-C}}") originally created as "Vinted refusing to give any sort of support outside of 48 hours for products purchased on their platfrom"
- 08:3708:37, 9 June 2026 Sound BlasterX G5 (hist | edit) [767 bytes] WaffleofJustice (talk | contribs) (Have been using this product for many years, but the company switched to a different program to manage their devices and it is no longer supported. I cannot change any of the settings on this devices profiles anymore even though the device itself works fine.) originally created as "Sound BlasterX G5 Software not hosted anymore"
8 June 2026
- 02:2102:21, 8 June 2026 Massachusetts Senate Bill 2619 (194th General Court) "An Act establishing the Masachusetts consumer data privacy act" (hist | edit) [4,303 bytes] 130.215.207.167 (talk) (Created page with "Following the adoption of privacy-protecting legislation in several other states, the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a bill "establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act" endowing residents with controls over the data collected on them and collated by data controllers; and reigning in questionable corporate behavior, including the collection of data wholly unnecessary to the product or service being offered, and the use of dark patterns to co...")
7 June 2026
- 17:0317:03, 7 June 2026 X-kom (hist | edit) [5,465 bytes] 83.9.205.202 (talk) (Created page with "{{CompanyCargo |Founded=2022 |Logo=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-kom#/media/Plik:X-kom_logo_ver2018.png |Type=Private limited company |Website=www.x-kom.pl |Description=Polish electronics retailer offering computers, components, and consumer electronics through online and physical stores. }} {{Ph-C-Int}} ==Consumer-impact summary== {{Ph-C-CIS}} ==Incidents== {{Ph-C-Inc}} This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any inc...")
6 June 2026
- 17:2217:22, 6 June 2026 User:Louis/--file (hist | edit) [45,865 bytes] Louis (talk | contribs) (--page) originally created as "--file"
- 16:5816:58, 6 June 2026 Xiaomi don't respect GPL and share kernel sources (hist | edit) [684 bytes] 46.162.212.170 (talk) (Xiaomi amethyst is a phone released at 2025, January 15, and yet not published kernel sources, while some other devices are published) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 14:0414:04, 6 June 2026 Old Navy (hist | edit) [3,215 bytes] Mr Pollo (talk | contribs) (will expand later today)
5 June 2026
- 16:2516:25, 5 June 2026 Cisco Meraki (hist | edit) [19,506 bytes] Wownyc (talk | contribs) (add cisco meraki)