How we work

Editorial Standards

People make real decisions about real risk based on what they read here. These are the standards we hold ourselves to so this site earns that trust.

Last updated: June 2026

Primary sources first

When we describe what a rule says, we work from the rule itself — the statute, the regulation, the FCC or FTC order, the court opinion, the state attorney general’s guidance. Secondary coverage (law-firm posts, trade press) can point us toward a development, but the claim that ends up on the page is checked against the primary source and linked where we can.

No fabricated data

We never invent statistics, citations, case numbers, or effective dates to make a point land harder. If we cannot source a number, it does not go in. Where a figure or a date matters, you will find a citation next to it so you can verify it yourself.

We date our material

Compliance moves fast, so every substantive piece carries a published or last-reviewed date. That date is a feature, not fine print: it tells you how fresh the analysis is and signals when something is due for a re-check against the current state of the law.

Operator perspective, clearly labeled

There is a difference between “here is what the rule says” and “here is how operators tend to handle it.” We keep that line visible. Practical judgment and best-practice habits are framed as exactly that — field-tested opinion — and never dressed up as legal conclusions. See our disclaimer for the full posture.

We correct in the open

When we get something wrong, or a rule changes underneath a piece, we fix the page and note what changed rather than quietly editing history. If a development reverses our earlier read, we say so.

Independence

What we publish is driven by what helps operators stay clean, not by who might pay us. The site does not sell placement in its analysis, and no outside party reviews or approves content before it goes up.

How we evaluate and structure what we cover is described on our methodology page. The limits of everything we publish — and why none of it is legal advice — are spelled out in our disclaimer.