Financial Manipulation
Pricing traps, gambling-like mechanics, and dark patterns that push spending.
The Consumer Autonomy Engine
Say no thanks — with receipts.
NoThanks indexes the practices that make digital products hard to leave: gambling-like monetization, data extraction, behavioral pressure, and protocol lock-in. Every score is tied to evidence you can check.
- Entities tracked
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- Receipts catalogued
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- Sources cited
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- Dimensions scored
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The index
Entities
Ranked by overall concern. Open a profile for the full scorecard, receipts, and sources.
How it works
From signal to shareable receipt
A small, auditable pipeline turns public signals into pages that can be checked, cited, and challenged.
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Ingest
Collect public, verifiable signals: store listings, policies, telemetry, documentation, and reproducible in-product observations.
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Verify
Tie every claim to a receipt with a live source, an archive snapshot, and a date. If it cannot be checked, it does not ship.
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Share
Publish findings as static scorecards and receipts anyone can link, cite, print, or challenge with better evidence.
Scorecard dimensions
Four lenses on lock-in
Every entity is scored 0–10 on the same four dimensions.
Data Extraction
Data collection, tracking, sharing, and telemetry that follows you around.
Behavioral Gating
Engagement pressure, notifications, streaks, and lockouts that shape behavior.
Protocol Locking
Proprietary formats, export restrictions, and interoperability barriers.
Know a product that belongs here?
Submit an entity with verifiable receipts, or challenge one with better evidence.