Statistics

Regulators

Control and enforce digital service laws.
Can impose financial sanctions, or even bans on operation.

The European Commission uses Open Terms Archive to conduct large-scale assessments of compliance with the world’s first horizontal regulation of the digital platform economy, the P2B Regulation, which sets transparency standards for platform-to-business commercial relationships.

Number of investigations accelerated

Legislators

Set the conditions under which services operate in their jurisdictions.
The EU and the US can even shape global practices.

US lawmakers introduced the TLDR Act, a bipartisan bill establishing transparency rules for online service terms of use. The feasibility of imposing machine-readable formats was determined prior to parliamentary debates with the expertise and data from Open Terms Archive.

Number of bills drafted and impact studies facilitated

Media and press

Influence the reputation of digital services.
Can highlight platform loyalty - or drive users away.

In January 2025, Le Canard Enchaîné, Vert.eco and other media outlets revealed the extent of Meta’s rollback of hate speech protections—changes that had been detected and analyzed by Open Terms Archive just hours after a public statement from the company’s CEO, which focused on other upcoming policy changes.

Number of articles published

Consumer advocacy organizations

Help establish case law through complaints and class actions.
Mobilize their base to put pressure on service providers.

The French consumer organization UFC-Que Choisir used Open Terms Archive to detect the removal of a mandatory clause from the general terms and conditions of a major online service. This led to a call with the platform’s Director of Legal Affairs just 48 hours after the change, and the clause was reinstated in less than five days.

Number of complaints and reports issued