Policy & Disclosures

Straced is a daily briefing for people who need to know where the AI stack stands — what shipped, what shifted, and what to watch next.

The rule is simple: facts first, implications second, no hype either way.

Revenue does not decide what Straced covers, how it is framed, or what gets omitted.

Tool verdicts stay editorial. If a sponsor's product is overhyped, we still say so.

If an issue is sponsored, it is labeled as Supported by [Sponsor].

That line sits outside the editorial sections. No hidden paid placements, and no pay-to-rank coverage.

Straced does not run programmatic ads.

The daily briefing stays complete in the free tier. Paid access, if added, extends depth rather than removing core reporting.

Any paid decision guidance is labeled clearly as analysis.

Infrastructure/context coverage remains editorial and is never sold as placement.

Affiliate links may appear on tool cards only — not inside briefing narrative sections.

Any affiliate relationship is disclosed on the card or entry itself.

If a factual claim is wrong, Straced corrects it in public.

No silent rewrites.

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• —Put the main briefing behind a paywall.
• —Bury paid influence inside editorial content.
• —Switch RSS to summary-only just to force clicks.
• —Use loaded language that evidence does not support.
• —Use hidden ad-tech tracking practices.