Market:Observatory/Whistleblowing

This observatory is under construction and not yet active. It is part of the WikiDeal observatories: citizen-run, participatory and volunteer-based.

The Whistleblowing observatory is intended for the early detection and prevention of abuse, and for the protection and support of whistleblowers at every step, from the first report to its resolution. Its early-warning role covers, in particular, alerts against any mechanism aiming at re-privatizing the platform, reducing trust, or weakening the approach of a global marketplace owned, run and sustained by its users.

Following the principles already adopted on the wiki, it would include protected anonymous submission forms with technical anonymization and data protection protocols, as a narrow, purposeful exception to the general no-anonymous-editing rule; submissions would go through a moderated review before any publication; and dedicated support persons would help whistleblowers formalize their reports, with protection from defamation for both whistleblowers and those accused.