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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. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
====Freedom==== | ====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. | Accessing content requires creating a free account, and some community-generated answers are additionally paywalled behind a subscription tier. Account deletion has also been reported to also be tedious.{{Clarify|why}}{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}} | ||
====Privacy==== | ====Privacy==== | ||
Unknown; user-generated content is difficult to request removal. | Unknown{{Clarify|how}}; user-generated content is difficult to request removal. | ||
====Business model==== | ====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/ --> | Funded via [[advertising overload]] for free users, additionally has "premium-tier" content.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}<!-- Maybe use? https://vizologi.com/business-strategy-canvas/brainly-business-model-canvas/ --> | ||
====Market control==== | ====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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260124153046/https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-brainly-acquires-us-social-learning-platform-openstudy |archive-date=2026-01-24 |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. | 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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260124153046/https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-brainly-acquires-us-social-learning-platform-openstudy |archive-date=2026-01-24 |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. | ||
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | ||
===Concerning TOS=== | ===Concerning TOS=== | ||
According to the Terms of Service (TOS) of Brainly,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Brainly TOS |url=https://brainly.com/pages/terms_of_use |access-date=Apr 30, 2025 |website=Brainly}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> any content a user generates for the platform may be sub-licensed out to third parties, and all content generated for the platform has its license preserved even if the consumer's account is deleted, either through an unannounced removal, or the consumer requesting their account to be deleted. Additionally, users are bound under arbitration when it comes to legal disputes against Brainly. | According to the Terms of Service (TOS) of Brainly,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Brainly TOS |url=https://brainly.com/pages/terms_of_use |access-date=Apr 30, 2025 |website=Brainly}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Brainly |url=https://tosdr.org/en/service/1007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018221453/https://tosdr.org/en/service/1007 |archive-date=2025-10-18 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=[[Terms of Service; Didn't Read]]}}</ref> any content a user generates for the platform may be sub-licensed out to third parties, and all content generated for the platform has its license preserved even if the consumer's account is deleted, either through an unannounced removal, or the consumer requesting their account to be deleted. Additionally, users are bound under arbitration when it comes to legal disputes against Brainly. | ||
Users within the EU are treated more fairly in their TOS,<ref name=":0" /> however it is inaccessible to users living outside of the EU for reference. <!-- Hint hint, nudge nudge for our editors living in the EU! --> | Users within the EU are treated more fairly in their TOS,<ref name=":0" /> however it is inaccessible to users living outside of the EU for reference. <!-- Hint hint, nudge nudge for our editors living in the EU! --> | ||
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Editor's note: may delete this section, please discuss in discuss tab! | Editor's note: may delete this section, please discuss in discuss tab! | ||
Brainly has a problematically large amount of web domains that they own,<ref>{{Cite web |last=DomainIQ |title=DomainIQ WhoIs lookup |url=https://www.domainiq.com/domain?brainly.com#/domains |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505081303/https://www.domainiq.com/domain?brainly.com#/domains |archive-date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=DomainIQ}}</ref><!-- WhoIs gives us a lowball estimate for how many domains are owned by the platform for the record, and with the death of the standard, it is HELL --> and combined with searching online for assistance with homework questions showing a considerably higher quota of results pointing to the platform, it is difficult for consumers on any of the 3 most popular search engines ([[Google]], [[Bing]], [[Yahoo]]) to evade the platform in search results. This is statistically even higher when questions from online learning platforms such as Edgenuity or Odysseyware are inputted into web searches.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Will try to find reddit posts mentioning this problem, however as using Odysseyware within my Middle school years, and Edgenuity for High School, I can safely state that a large amount of the questions from these platforms will bring users to this site over ones that are significantly better for students to be reading. | Brainly has a problematically large amount of web domains that they own,{{Citation needed|reason=Company articles need NPOV|date=12 Mar 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=DomainIQ |title=DomainIQ WhoIs lookup |url=https://www.domainiq.com/domain?brainly.com#/domains |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505081303/https://www.domainiq.com/domain?brainly.com#/domains |archive-date=May 5, 2025 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=DomainIQ}}</ref><!-- WhoIs gives us a lowball estimate for how many domains are owned by the platform for the record, and with the death of the standard, it is HELL --> and combined with searching online for assistance with homework questions showing a considerably higher quota of results pointing to the platform, it is difficult for consumers on any of the 3 most popular search engines ([[Google]], [[Bing]], [[Yahoo]]) to evade the platform in search results. This is statistically even higher when questions from online learning platforms such as Edgenuity or Odysseyware are inputted into web searches.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Will try to find reddit posts mentioning this problem, however as using Odysseyware within my Middle school years, and Edgenuity for High School, I can safely state that a large amount of the questions from these platforms will bring users to this site over ones that are significantly better for students to be reading. | ||
If you need examples of questions to test, please check the questions tab under my old Brainly account 'J4mesTDG', as I have posted some questions from these platforms to Brainly. --> | If you need examples of questions to test, please check the questions tab under my old Brainly account 'J4mesTDG', as I have posted some questions from these platforms to Brainly. --> | ||
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{{Main|Advertising overload}} | {{Main|Advertising overload}} | ||
[[File:Brainly Advertising Overload Example.png|thumb|237x237px|A screenshot of the notification tab, where Brainly is advertising its extension, and Adobe Creative Cloud]] | [[File:Brainly Advertising Overload Example.png|thumb|237x237px|A screenshot of the notification tab, where Brainly is advertising its extension, and Adobe Creative Cloud]] | ||
Since the start of the 2020s, Brainly has introduced progressively more pervasive advertisements on their platform, from some simple static advertisements initially, to massively obstructive ads that have made using the platform nearly impossible.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiller |first=W. |title=The most horrible and desperate site I've ever been on |url=https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#c1941947 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=Complaints Board}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=L. |first=Jennifer |date=Dec 22, 2020 |title=Terrible! |url=https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/brainly.com#111 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=sitejabber.com}}</ref> Some ads are even visible in the notification tab, which forces advertisement notifications to be focused at the top, meaning users are forced to be advertised just to check their notifications. | Since the start of the 2020s, Brainly has introduced progressively more pervasive advertisements on their platform, from some simple static advertisements initially, to massively obstructive ads that have made using the platform nearly impossible.{{Citation needed|date=12 Mar 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schiller |first=W. |title=The most horrible and desperate site I've ever been on |url=https://www.complaintsboard.com/brainly-b136175#c1941947 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=Complaints Board}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=L. |first=Jennifer |date=Dec 22, 2020 |title=Terrible! |url=https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/brainly.com#111 |access-date=May 5, 2025 |website=sitejabber.com}}</ref> Some ads are even visible in the notification tab, which forces advertisement notifications to be focused at the top, meaning users are forced to be advertised just to check their notifications. | ||
Below are some general examples of the platform's advertising overload problems.<gallery> | Below are some general examples of the platform's advertising overload problems.<gallery> | ||