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Every step below is a real record from our ledger, shown as it happens. Nothing is staged: what has no record yet is the "Next" line.

LIVEDossier

Policy pages archived and hashed

done · 2026-11-12
terms of service: archived 2026-11-12, 666 sentences read, SHA-256 ff8621f727416392…
privacy policy: archived 2026-11-12, 436 sentences read, SHA-256 5987831f9f8570a3…

Internet Archive witness

done · 2026-11-09
terms of service: a copy the Internet Archive captured on 2026-11-08
terms: a copy the Internet Archive captured on 2026-11-08

Time Machine: past versions counted

done · 2026-10-15
privacy policy: 40 archive captures from 2021-12-06 to 2026-10-15
terms of service: 40 archive captures from 2021-12-06 to 2026-10-15
289 changed sentences worth a card

First look at the homepage from Germany

done · 2026-11-09
3 outside domains contacted before any choice: cookielaw.org, sentry.io, onetrust.com

Drafts made (never public until they pass every check)

done · 2026-11-10
8 rejected · 3 needs review
about: Data defaults and data sharing
about: What the terms and policies say

Jury votes (AI models from three different companies)

done · 2026-11-10
draft #9 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle rejectopenai reject → rejected
draft #10 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle rejectopenai reject → rejected
draft #11 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle rejectopenai reject → rejected
draft #9 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle publishopenai reject → held
draft #10 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle publishopenai reject → held
draft #11 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic rejectgoogle publishopenai reject → held
draft #9 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic publishgoogle publishopenai publish → held
draft #10 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic publishgoogle publishopenai publish → held
draft #11 (What the terms and policies say): anthropic publishgoogle publishopenai publish → held

Independent AI legal review

done · 2026-11-10
draft #9: reject
draft #10: reject
draft #11: reject

Next: Company is told

Hinge is told the moment anything about it publishes, and has 5 working days to reply.

Drafts are never shown in public: only how many there are, what they are about, and each juror's actual verdict.