Every platform says “no filters.” We run the same conversations turn after turn, read the log policies line by line, and name the catch in plain adult terms — the price hikes after month one, the chats kept on file, the bans that arrive mid-sentence. Tested, dated, blunt.
What each platform claims, what survives a real conversation, and what their logs retain. Three honest columns and one verdict.
The head-to-head tests are running. Every platform gets the same conversation, the same prompts, the same scrutiny of its log policy — cells publish only once verified.
Platform-versus-platform tests, ranked by what actually held up — not by what the landing page promises.
Terms-of-service archaeology: what changed, who got banned, and which “private” chats were anything but.
The first batch of policy explainers is being written and fact-checked. They land here dated, linked, and unwilling to accept “we take your privacy seriously” as an answer.
All policy reads