The Public Ombudsman

Reclaiming Digital Agency

A public ecosystem to report and map algorithmic bias, manipulation, and dark patterns. We are building immunity to digital nudging.

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Reports Filed

142

Models Monitored

Verified Dark Patterns

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Core Values

Our framework for a transparent digital future.

Radical Transparency

Shining a light on black-box algorithms. We believe users have the right to know how and why content is served to them.

User Agency

Restoring control to the individual. We provide tools to identify and resist manipulative design patterns.

Anti-Discrimination

Aggregating data to prove systemic bias. We stand with marginalized communities disproportionately affected by AI errors.

The Dark Pattern Wall

Crowdsourced evidence of manipulative interfaces.

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Urgency Pattern

False Scarcity Timer

Booking engine showing fake countdowns to pressure purchase.

Reported 2h ago

Obstruction

Hidden Unsubscribe

Newsletter service requires 5 clicks and a phone call to cancel.

Reported 5h ago

Visual Interference

Confusopoly Pricing

AI SaaS pricing page designed to obfuscate true monthly costs.

Reported 8h ago

Social Proof

Fake Activity Feed

Platform generating synthetic user activity to simulate engagement.

Reported 12h ago

Sneaking

Basket Sneaking

E-commerce AI automatically adding "recommended" insurance to cart.

Reported 1d ago

Data Visualization

Visualizing Algorithmic Bias

Our Bias Heatmaps aggregate thousands of user reports to identify which AI models are exhibiting high rates of demographic stereotyping and discriminatory outputs.

Real-time Reporting

Data is updated hourly from global user submissions.

Model Correlation

We track specific model versions (e.g., GPT-4, Midjourney v5) to pinpoint regression.

Verified by Sociologists

Volunteer moderators review flagged clusters for validity.

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High Stereotyping

Current Hotspot

Generative Image Models (Professional Contexts)

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