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Type of site | Legal |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Aaron Greenspan |
| Products | Reality Check |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Optional paid subscription |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Online |
PlainSite is a US based website dedicated to legal data transparency advocacy[1][2] developed in conjunction by Think Computer Corporation and the charitable organization Think Computer Foundation.[3] PlainSite provides both free and paid access to legal documents and information about the US legal system on a variety of subjects and caselaw.[4] The website previously collected legal documents via the Free Law Project's RECAP archive until the archive adopted a fee-based approach.[4]
PlainSite on occasion publishes a report called Reality Check in which each edition focuses on a particular company and details allegations and controversies surrounding it.[5] In the report on Credit Acceptance, the authors "questioned the health of the company and the quality of the loans backing their securities." In another edition concerning Facebook, the authors allege Facebook not only has approximately one billion fake accounts but that the company itself facilitates fake account creation in order to boost user metrics.[6]
- ^ Kolodny, Lora (2019-09-23). "Tesla and Musk hid facts about SolarCity deal and SpaceX involvement, shareholders claim in unsealed court docs". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ Krolik, Aaron; Hill, Kashmir (2021-04-24). "The Slander Industry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ^ "Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for Think Computer Foundation". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ a b Ambrogi, Robert (2018-02-16). "Invective and Intrigue Within the Free Law Movement Over RECAP Changes". LawSites. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "PlainSite :: Reality Check". www.plainsite.org. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Morse, Jack. "50 percent of Facebook users could be fake, report claims". Mashable. Retrieved 2020-09-14.