Brinley Institute

Community · Signal Tips

Submit a Tip

Know of a regulatory action, enforcement decision, transparency report, or credible news story relevant to platform trust signals? Submit the URL and our team will review it.

Must be a publicly accessible https:// URL pointing to a primary source.

We are transparent about source conflicts. Disclosure does not disqualify a tip.

Submissions are reviewed before any signal is added.

What we accept

  • — Regulatory filings and enforcement actions (FTC, GDPR regulators, etc.)
  • — Court orders and consent decrees
  • — Platform transparency reports and policy announcements
  • — Credible investigative journalism about platform integrity
  • — SEC filings with material platform disclosures

Review process

All tips are reviewed by our team before any signal is added to the feed. We verify the source, check for conflicts with existing evidence, and apply the same scoring methodology as adapter-sourced signals. Community tips do not affect scores until corroborated by a second independent source.

What we do not accept

  • — Anonymous allegations without a published, verifiable source URL
  • — Content from paywalled sources we cannot independently access
  • — Social media posts, forum threads, or user-generated content without institutional backing
  • — Submissions from parties with undisclosed conflicts of interest