Rules
Decentralized networks facts: six behaviors of copied posts
Decentralized networks facts in six behaviors: how a copied post travels and why deletion, edits, blocks and DMs work as they do on ActivityPub.
Desk
Records Desk
Contracts, warranties and the details worth reading before signing.
Maintenance
Why is an empty result the most useful feature in platform comparisons search?
Platform comparisons search: the four intents hiding inside a two-name query, what each needs, and why an empty result is the most useful feature.
Rules
Accessibility standards for social platforms: defect log
Log social platform accessibility defects by WCAG 2.1 criterion, map them to US and Canadian duties, retest, and keep the evidence a platform entry needs.
Rules
ADA Compliance for Social Platforms: What US and Canadian Users Should Know
ADA compliance for social platforms explained for US and Canadian users, covering Title III, Section 508, captions, keyboard access, and rural connectivity effects.
Rules
Building a platform comparisons directory from substitution sets, not guesses
Platform comparisons directory built from substitution sets: which pairs are worth comparing, which should not exist, and how the index stays honest.
Rules
Platform data localisation Canada: storage versus control
Platform data localisation Canada explained through account, message, photo and moderation records, separating storage locations from legal control.
Maintenance
What the decentralized networks data covers
Decentralized networks data: why server figures never add up to a network, what is worth observing instead, and how to store it so it stays usable.
Industry
How decentralized networks changed year by year
Decentralized networks changed year by year through five dated shifts, from shared message formats to server-blocking fights and the search problem.
Rules
Does the CLOUD Act reach Canadian platform data held in the United States?
CLOUD Act Canada: how US law compels disclosure of Canadian platform data held in the United States, and how PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25 respond.
Maintenance
How to track community platforms updates without missing a policy change
Track community platforms updates with six dated documents, a normalized policy diff, and a three-bin triage process that keeps every entry readable.
Rules
CRTC platform regulation in Canada: laws, powers, compliance
CRTC platform regulation in Canada: the Broadcasting Act, Online News Act, Online Streaming Act, and what platforms must do to comply.
Guides
5 records to check in a Canadian platform network catalog before you cite it
Check five records before citing a platform network catalog, covering registration, privacy version, regulator reference, provinces and last-verified date.
Rules
How PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25 split platform privacy duties for Canadians
Platform privacy obligations in Canada split between PIPEDA and Quebec's Law 25, covering consent rules, breach reporting and regulator powers.
Industry
Community platforms rankings: the version that survives contact with reality
Community platforms rankings replaced by a sort-key contract: stated orders computed from recorded fields, plus a filter that answers best for what.
Rules
Online News Act Social Media Canada: A Guide for Small Publishers
Online News Act Social Media Canada guidance for small publishers: thresholds, Meta’s Canadian news block, Google’s collective payment, and publisher options.
Rules
What the community platforms timeline records
Community platforms timeline method: which events to record, how to date them from archived copies, and how to write an entry with an honest interval.
Rules
How Long Does It Take to Delete a Social Media Account Permanently?
How long it takes to delete a social media account permanently varies by platform, from about 30 days to 90, and state law sets the deadlines a company must meet.
Rules
Which Social Platforms Must Comply with ADA?
Social media platforms ADA compliance requirements come from Title III, federal contracts and DOJ guidance, with no single statute naming them.
Guides
Community platforms list: Discord vs. Reddit by axis
Community platforms list comparing Discord, Discourse, Reddit, Mastodon, Slack, and Google Groups by hosting, conversation shape, access, and removal power.
Features
Professional networks data compared across three tiers of trust
Professional networks data splits into three trust tiers: what an outsider measures, what the operator publishes, and what nobody outside can know.
Costs
Professional networks: how to verify claims from their own documents
A method for checking professional network claims against terms, privacy policies, help articles, and transparency reports, with a five-field record for each claim.
Guides
How to check messaging platforms facts in three sets
Messaging platforms facts in three sets: what two accounts can test, what only a policy or transparency report shows, and what nobody outside can settle.
Features
How to respond to a video platform update without overreacting
Video platforms updates: keep your own change log first, decide whether to respond at all, and read an announcement without over-reading its headline.