[
  {
    "platform": "AlternativeTo",
    "url": "https://alternativeto.net/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Self-submission is allowed, but one-purpose pages and tool suites are declined",
    "rule_quote": "A page that does one thing, of which there are hundreds [...] a collection or suite of simple online tools is declined [...] You can add it yourself :)",
    "source_url": "https://alternativeto.net/faq/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The exclusion is about what is listed, not about AI. The FAQ also declines thin wrappers around someone else's model. Quote read through a fetch tool; the raw page blocks scripted downloads, so it could not be word-matched."
  },
  {
    "platform": "awesome-daily-minigames (GitHub list)",
    "url": "https://github.com/guilyx/awesome-daily-minigames",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Daily reset, free to start, finishable in a sitting, adds something; entry is a pull request from a GitHub account",
    "rule_quote": "It resets on a daily cadence. [...] It is finishable in a sitting. [...] A well-made variant with its own idea is welcome.",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/guilyx/awesome-daily-minigames/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "No AI rule in CONTRIBUTING.md; its Code of Conduct was not read. Earlier notes (2026-10-16) record merged pull requests from AI agents that said so; not re-checked."
  },
  {
    "platform": "BetaList",
    "url": "https://betalist.com/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Only technology startups; blogs, newsletters and stores are excluded",
    "rule_quote": "Needs to be a technology startup [...] It's not the right place to promote your blog, newsletter, online store, etc.",
    "source_url": "https://betalist.com/criteria",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "No AI or automated-submission rule on the page."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Bluesky",
    "url": "https://bsky.app/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "No spam; commercial content must be identified as such; no deceiving others about who you are",
    "rule_quote": "Do not send spam or repeatedly post content in ways that disrupt normal conversations or service use. [...] Do not post undisclosed commercial content, sponsored material, or advertising without clearly identifying its commercial nature to other users.",
    "source_url": "https://bsky.social/about/support/community-guidelines",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The guidelines (last updated September 19, 2025) do not mention AI or bot accounts."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Cloudflare Pages",
    "url": "https://pages.cloudflare.com/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "No signing up on behalf of a third party; no automated agents that create multiple accounts or generate automated requests",
    "rule_quote": "sign up for the Services on behalf of a third party [...] introduce software or automated agents or scripts into the Services so as to produce multiple accounts, generate automated searches, requests or queries",
    "source_url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Section 2.2.1(a) and (e) of the self-serve agreement. Neither clause names AI. An agent running one account its operator created is arguably not a third party, but (e) could cover an agent driving the dashboard. Re-read 2026-10-17 after a reader challenged the earlier \"no\"."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Codeberg (Pages)",
    "url": "https://codeberg.org/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Free and open source projects only; mostly AI-written code is barred",
    "rule_quote": "You must not share projects that mostly consist of code written by \"generative AI\"-tools",
    "source_url": "https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/src/branch/main/TermsOfUse.md",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Section 2 (1) 7 of the terms of use. Quote read through a fetch tool; the raw page blocks scripted downloads, so it could not be word-matched."
  },
  {
    "platform": "CoffeeGeek (forums)",
    "url": "https://coffeegeek.com/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Commercial advertising needs prior authorisation",
    "rule_quote": "Blatant commercial advertising within the content of this website [...] previously authorized by CoffeeGeek.com",
    "source_url": "https://coffeegeek.com/about/terms/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The terms page loads now (it returned 403 on 2026-10-16). It says nothing on bots or AI accounts. The separate AI policy covers the site's own use of AI, not user posts."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Dle Games",
    "url": "https://dlegames.org/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Paid listing only: $10 or $20 one-time, no free tier shown",
    "rule_quote": "AI-assisted game page draft with a basic editorial review. [...] $10 one-time [...] Manual review and refinement for clarity, SEO and player appeal. [...] $20 one-time",
    "source_url": "https://dlegames.org/submit",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "No rule about AI-made submissions. The 'AI' in 'AI Fast Track' is a drafting service the site sells. Quote read through a fetch tool; the raw page blocks scripted downloads, so it could not be word-matched."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Dle Hunt",
    "url": "https://dlehunt.com/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Submissions are reviewed; submitting needs a login",
    "rule_quote": "Use “Submit a dle” to send us your game. [...] Our team reviews every submission, and approved games join the Dle Hunt directory for everyone to discover.",
    "source_url": "https://dlehunt.com/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The FAQ has no AI rule. The login requirement comes from the agent's earlier check on 2026-10-17 and was not re-checked in this pass."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Discord (servers)",
    "url": "https://discord.com/",
    "category": "community",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Each account must belong to a human",
    "rule_quote": "Do not use self-bots or user-bots. [...] Each account must be associated with a human, not a bot.",
    "source_url": "https://discord.com/guidelines",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Rule 14 of the community guidelines. Individual servers add their own rules."
  },
  {
    "platform": "dev.to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/",
    "category": "publishing",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Disclose AI use (tag #ABotWroteThis or in the text); no promoting a business, program or course, including your own; no AI-generated comments",
    "rule_quote": "AI-assisted and -generated articles are allowed on DEV Community, so long as they follow these guidelines: [...] Promote any business, program, or course (including your own). [...] we ask that you not use bots or AI to generate comments on posts",
    "source_url": "https://dev.to/guidelines-for-ai-assisted-articles-on-dev",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Guideline last updated by the DEV Team on April 8th 2024. The \"Promote any business...\" line sits in the list of things not to do, so an AI article whose main point is announcing your own project likely breaks it; a disclosed write-up of what you built and learned is the kind of post the guidelines welcome."
  },
  {
    "platform": "The Dles",
    "url": "https://dles.aukspot.com/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Games with generative-AI content are not added",
    "rule_quote": "Games with content produced by Generative AI will not be added.",
    "source_url": "https://tally.so/r/mOKOea",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The note is on the suggestion form. The part of the GitHub README (aukspot/dles) that loaded shows no AI rule."
  },
  {
    "platform": "GitHub",
    "url": "https://github.com/",
    "category": "other",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "A human must register the account; bot-registered accounts are not permitted",
    "rule_quote": "Accounts registered by \"bots\" or other automated methods are not permitted.",
    "source_url": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Section B (Account Terms). The same section allows machine accounts used exclusively for automated tasks."
  },
  {
    "platform": "GitHub Pages",
    "url": "https://pages.github.com/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Not for running an online business or a site mainly for commercial transactions; account rules as GitHub",
    "rule_quote": "a free web-hosting service to run your online business, e-commerce site [...] primarily directed at either facilitating commercial transactions",
    "source_url": "https://docs.github.com/en/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/github-pages-limits",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Limits are 1 GB site size and a soft 100 GB per month of bandwidth."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Hacker News",
    "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "No generated or AI-edited text, no automated posting",
    "rule_quote": "Don't post generated text or AI-edited text. [...] please don't automate posting. [...] Please don't use HN primarily for promotion.",
    "source_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The Show HN rules add: \"Don't post landing pages or fundraisers.\" and \"Don't post quickly-generated one-offs; anybody can do that now.\" (news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html)."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Hashnode",
    "url": "https://hashnode.com/",
    "category": "publishing",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Review and own AI content; no bulk automated posting; no self-promotion as the main use",
    "rule_quote": "AI-generated content is permitted, but you must review and take responsibility for everything you publish. [...] using the platform primarily for self-promotion without contributing to the community.",
    "source_url": "https://hashnode.com/code-of-conduct",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The terms (effective February 15, 2026) also bar \"unsolicited promotional content, bulk messages\". The experiment chose not to use Hashnode."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Home-Barista",
    "url": "https://www.home-barista.com/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "No commercial posts",
    "rule_quote": "this site has a \"No commercial posts\" policy [...] No promotions. Got a new business, blog, social media channel, mobile app [...] please do not promote it here or solicit members for such purposes",
    "source_url": "https://www.home-barista.com/news/guidelines-for-productive-online-discussion-t1223.html",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Section \"Commercial posts and vendor participation in the forums\" and \"No promotions\"."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Indie Hackers",
    "url": "https://www.indiehackers.com/",
    "category": "community",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Rules never read",
    "rule_quote": "",
    "source_url": "https://www.indiehackers.com/guidelines",
    "checked": "2026-10-16",
    "note": "not re-verified: the guidelines page has returned HTTP 403 on both attempts, so no rule was ever read. No quote on file."
  },
  {
    "platform": "itch.io",
    "url": "https://itch.io/",
    "category": "other",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Projects mostly made by AI with minimal human input may be treated as spam; AI use must be tagged",
    "rule_quote": "Games or projects that are predominantly created by algorithms or AI with minimal human intervention. [...] We ask that you accurately tag your project if it contains materials produced by generative AI",
    "source_url": "https://itch.io/docs/creators/quality-guidelines",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The first quote is listed as an example of what itch.io may treat as spam. Applying it to a fully agent-built project is the experiment's reading."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Kagi Small Web",
    "url": "https://github.com/kagisearch/smallweb",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "No LLM-generated content; independent personal blogs only",
    "rule_quote": "No auto generated, LLM generated or spam content.",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/kagisearch/smallweb",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Submitters must also add at least two other sites, and the blog needs a post from the last 12 months."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Lemmy.world",
    "url": "https://lemmy.world/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Bots may not advertise; bot accounts must be marked",
    "rule_quote": "Bots shall not be used for any kind of advertising. [...] The bot accounts must be marked as a bot. [...] This includes personal promotion such as a GoFundMe drive, OnlyFans page, or blog.",
    "source_url": "https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Terms of service, Bot Usage and Guidelines, and section 7.0 on advertising. The terms have no policy on AI-generated content."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Lobsters",
    "url": "https://lobste.rs/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Invitation only; spam flag covers content without human authorship; self-promo under a quarter",
    "rule_quote": "created without meaningful human authorship [...] As a rule of thumb, self-promo should be less than a quarter of one's stories and comments.",
    "source_url": "https://lobste.rs/about",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The page never mentions AI or LLMs by name; the first quote is part of the spam flag definition. Needing an invitation is from the earlier check."
  },
  {
    "platform": "mastodon.bot",
    "url": "https://mastodon.bot/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Bots promoting a company, product, service or person are not allowed",
    "rule_quote": "Bots which promote a company, product, service, or person. [...] Bots should identify themselves in their profile.",
    "source_url": "https://explore.mastodon.bot/rules.html",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The first quote is from the list of unallowed purposes."
  },
  {
    "platform": "mastodon.online",
    "url": "https://mastodon.online/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Generative AI use must be disclosed; accounts may not solely post AI-generated content",
    "rule_quote": "Content created by others must be attributed, and use of generative AI must be disclosed [...] Accounts may not solely post AI-generated content.",
    "source_url": "https://mastodon.online/api/v1/instance/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Read as barring an account that posts only agent-written text; the rules list has no bot or spam rule. Source is the instance rules API."
  },
  {
    "platform": "mastodon.social",
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Generative AI use must be disclosed; accounts may not solely post AI-generated content",
    "rule_quote": "Content created by others must be attributed, and use of generative AI must be disclosed [...] Accounts may not solely post AI-generated content.",
    "source_url": "https://mastodon.social/api/v1/instance/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Read as barring an account that posts only agent-written text; the rules do not mention bots. Source is the instance rules API."
  },
  {
    "platform": "mas.to",
    "url": "https://mas.to/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "No promotion of services; bots must set the bot flag and post unlisted",
    "rule_quote": "No spam. This includes commercial advertising, promotion of services, and SEO. [...] All automated (bot) accounts must enable the bot flag in their account preferences.",
    "source_url": "https://mas.to/api/v1/instance/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Rules 21 and 23. Bots must post unlisted unless they post less than once an hour. No rule names AI. Source is the instance rules API."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Medium",
    "url": "https://medium.com/",
    "category": "publishing",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Reportedly: AI writing must be disclosed and is not eligible for Boost",
    "rule_quote": "",
    "source_url": "https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/22576852947223",
    "checked": "2026-10-16",
    "note": "not re-verified: the AI content policy page has returned HTTP 403 every time, so it was never read. No quote on file. Search results and press describe the policy; those are secondary."
  },
  {
    "platform": "mstdn.social",
    "url": "https://mstdn.social/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "No spam or advertising; generative AI use must be disclosed",
    "rule_quote": "No spam or advertising. [...] Content created by others must be attributed, and use of generative AI must be disclosed [...] AI Agents are charged €100 for account processing and €10 per email.",
    "source_url": "https://mstdn.social/api/v1/instance/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The last quote is a listed fee for AI agents, in the rules text. Source is the instance rules API."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Neocities",
    "url": "https://neocities.org/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Own site only; no unsolicited advertising; sign-up needs a human if CAPTCHA-gated",
    "rule_quote": "Auto-generating sites from pre-fabricated templates for other people. [...] Client shall not transmit unauthorized or unsolicited advertising",
    "source_url": "https://neocities.org/terms",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The terms do not mention AI-operated accounts. The hCaptcha on sign-up is from the 2026-10-15 check and was not re-verified."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Netlify",
    "url": "https://www.netlify.com/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Automated access barred except through the API",
    "rule_quote": "users must not access the website through automated methods [...] any other use of robots or other computer code which calls the website is forbidden.",
    "source_url": "https://www.netlify.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Items 7 and 9 of the acceptable use policy. Netlify's API is the stated exception; whether an agent driving the dashboard counts is a judgement."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Peerlist",
    "url": "https://peerlist.io/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Legal names and real profile pictures required",
    "rule_quote": "we require all users to use their legal names and real profile pictures.",
    "source_url": "https://help.peerlist.io/legal/terms-and-conditions.md",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The terms do not mention bots or AI. Launching needs a verified profile (from the earlier check, not re-verified)."
  },
  {
    "platform": "PieFed (piefed.social)",
    "url": "https://piefed.social/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Advertising needs permission; LLM-generated posts must carry the AI-generated flag; no AI agents posing as people",
    "rule_quote": "No spamming, flooding, or advertising without permission. [...] Content generated by a LLM must have the 'AI generated' checkbox ticked when posting it. [...] No AI agents (LLMs) pretending to be real people.",
    "source_url": "https://piefed.social/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The experiment skipped it because advertising needs a moderator's prior permission, which would be an unsolicited ask."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Product Hunt",
    "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "No asking for upvotes; company accounts are prohibited",
    "rule_quote": "you cannot ask people directly to upvote your product [...] Company accounts are prohibited.",
    "source_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/launch/guide",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The launch guide loads now (earlier help pages were 404 or script-only). It does not mention bots or AI accounts. The community guidelines page it refers to was not found."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Reddit",
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Reportedly: automated accounts must be registered and labelled; many subreddits ban AI text or self-promotion",
    "rule_quote": "",
    "source_url": "https://redditinc.com/policies/user-agreement",
    "checked": "2026-10-15",
    "note": "not re-verified: reddit.com and redditinc.com are blocked for the fetch tool and the help centre returned 403, so no Reddit page was read. No quote on file. The conditions come from March 2026 press coverage."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Sprudge (story tips)",
    "url": "https://sprudge.com/",
    "category": "publishing",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Use the contact form; no promise of coverage",
    "rule_quote": "Contact Sprudge using the form below.",
    "source_url": "https://sprudge.com/contact",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The page has no AI policy and no specific guidance for story tips."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Surge",
    "url": "https://surge.sh/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Automated access only through the CLI or API; one account; hobby deployments can be removed without notice",
    "rule_quote": "Except for permitted use of our API, and CLI, you may not access the Website through automated methods.",
    "source_url": "https://surge.sh/terms",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Free *.surge.sh hosts serve a Disallow: / robots.txt, which stops search crawling (earlier testing, not re-checked)."
  },
  {
    "platform": "techhub.social",
    "url": "https://techhub.social/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "No spam, direct advertising or unsolicited DMs about a product; bots must be marked as Bot, and those created after 2024 post in silent mode, so they reach almost nobody",
    "rule_quote": "No spam, no direct advertising selling products or services, no aggressive promotion and no unsolicited DM about a product, a job offer or requesting money. [...] Bots must be marked as Bot in their profile and bots created after Dec 31st 2024 must post in silent mode",
    "source_url": "https://techhub.social/api/v1/instance/rules",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Rules 7 and 9 of the instance rules API. The verdict is yes-with-conditions because a free tool is not a product or service for sale, but the no-promotion rule makes this a judgement call."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Tildes",
    "url": "https://tildes.net/",
    "category": "forum",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Own projects in moderation, not as the main reason to post; accounts are invite-only",
    "rule_quote": "Tildes is a community, not a free advertising platform. [...] generally fine (in moderation) [...] shouldn't be the primary reason that you post on the site.",
    "source_url": "https://docs.tildes.net/policies/code-of-conduct",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The code of conduct has no bot or AI rule. Invite-only is from the earlier check; the invite documentation page returned 404, so it was not re-verified."
  },
  {
    "platform": "TLDR AI and other AI newsletters",
    "url": "https://tldr.tech/ai",
    "category": "publishing",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "No public submission route; only a paid Advertise link",
    "rule_quote": "",
    "source_url": "https://tldr.tech/ai",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "no quote: there is no rules page. The page shows an Advertise link and no submit or contact form. Ben's Bites, The Rundown and The Neuron were checked on 2026-10-16 and not re-checked."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Uneed",
    "url": "https://www.uneed.best/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Free launches queue for up to five months; skipping the queue is paid",
    "rule_quote": "free launches go up to 50 a day, so the free wait never goes past 5 months.",
    "source_url": "https://www.uneed.best/faqs",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "No AI or bot rule on the FAQ. The experiment skipped it because the wait outlasts the run."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Vercel",
    "url": "https://vercel.com/",
    "category": "hosting",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Free Hobby plan: personal or non-commercial use only; paid plans allow commercial use",
    "rule_quote": "You shall only use the Services under a Hobby plan for your personal or non-commercial use.",
    "source_url": "https://vercel.com/legal/terms",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "Section 4. The rule is about commercial use, not AI. This experiment skipped Vercel because its site has a tip link, which it treated as commercial on the free plan; that is a judgement. Changed from \"no\" on 2026-10-17 after a reader pointed out the verdict answered this project's case rather than the general question."
  },
  {
    "platform": "wordleweb (GitHub list)",
    "url": "https://github.com/rarelygoeshere/wordleweb",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "No rules stated beyond the practical one: entry is a pull request from a GitHub account",
    "rule_quote": "Hope people enjoy and contribute to this!",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/rarelygoeshere/wordleweb",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The README has no contribution rules and no AI rule. Only the first 100,000 characters were read."
  },
  {
    "platform": "Wordles of the World",
    "url": "https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "yes-with-conditions",
    "conditions": "Additions by merge request, which needs a GitLab account",
    "rule_quote": "please fork it and make a merge request",
    "source_url": "https://rwmpelstilzchen.gitlab.io/wordles/",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "No AI rule seen. The newest entry date in the first 100,000 characters is 2022-02-21; the rest was not read, so how well it is kept up is not confirmed."
  },
  {
    "platform": "X (Twitter)",
    "url": "https://x.com/",
    "category": "social",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "unclear",
    "conditions": "Reportedly: automated accounts need an Automated label",
    "rule_quote": "",
    "source_url": "https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-automation",
    "checked": "2026-10-15",
    "note": "not re-verified: help.x.com returned 403 and x.com/en/tos returned 402, so no X page was read. No quote on file. The condition comes from secondary sources."
  },
  {
    "platform": "XXIIVV webring (and other webrings)",
    "url": "https://github.com/XXIIVV/webring",
    "category": "directory/list",
    "question": "May an AI-operated account post its own project here?",
    "verdict": "no",
    "conditions": "Needs its own domain name; github.io subdomains are not accepted",
    "rule_quote": "You must have your own domain name, we do not accept `github.io` subdomains.",
    "source_url": "https://github.com/XXIIVV/webring",
    "checked": "2026-10-17",
    "note": "The README has no AI rule. Other webrings (PolyRing needs a domain; Hotline's rules were only in a third-party post) are from the 2026-10-16 check, not re-checked."
  }
]