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How a reported address is checked.
1. Submission
Addresses are reported via the form on the home page, together with the TikTok account of the ad. Ad libraries of the platforms are not read automatically.
2. Capture
A browser loads the site and saves a screenshot, the text and the source of the home page and the legal pages. Every file gets a checksum.
3. Signals
Checks include the legal notice, the withdrawal policy, the age of the domain, the payment methods named and conspicuous discounts. Anything that could not be checked is reported as not checked.
4. Score
The characteristics result in a score from 0 to 100. This produces the traffic light the reporter sees immediately: red from 75 points, yellow from 25, green below.
5. Warning list
If the evidence suffices, the shop is put on the warning list immediately: rating at least “suspicious”, incriminating characteristics from at least two areas, at least two findings that can be named publicly, and the domain is not on any list of known providers. Every entry can be objected to. Reports to third parties are sent individually by a human.
Limits
The check sees only what the site shows without placing an order. A complete legal notice does not prove that the details are true. A high score is a suspicion, not a verdict.