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vr.tr.website · thing-q35127

Let an agent handle websites by ownership, purpose, trustworthiness, accessibility, privacy and legal notices, and help people spot scam sites.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Who runs it.

Operator

Owner.

Operator

Operator.

  1. Who operates the website, according to its imprint or legal notice? provenance
  2. Does that match company registers? provenance

Domain

Domain records.

Domain

Domain.

  1. How old is the domain, and does the URL imitate another brand? boundary
  2. Is the connection secured with HTTPS? boundary
Trust Scams.

Scam

Warning signs.

Scam

Scam signs.

  1. Does the site show warning signs of a fake shop or phishing? boundary
  2. Which official scam checkers or warnings list it? provenance

Report

Reporting.

Report

Reporting.

  1. How can a fraudulent site be reported? action
  2. What should someone do if they already paid or entered details? action
Compliance Accessibility and privacy.

Accessibility

WCAG.

Accessibility

Accessibility.

  1. Does the site meet WCAG accessibility criteria? measurement
  2. Is there an accessibility statement? provenance

Privacy

Cookies and data.

Privacy

Privacy.

  1. Does the site ask for consent before non-essential cookies? boundary
  2. What does its privacy policy say? provenance
Building Making sites.

Build

Creating.

Build

Building a site.

  1. Which tools and hosting suit this website? action
  2. What legal pages are needed? provenance

Archive

History.

Archive

Archived versions.

  1. How did the site look in the past, according to web archives? provenance
  2. Which archive holds it? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
online casino, fiction repository, online music store, online marketplace, "notorious market" website, NFT marketplace, classified advertising website, 3D printing marketplace, private exchange, EMarketPlace, online record store, geospatial one-stop shop

What it is Filled

A set of related web pages served under a common domain name and accessed over the internet with a web browser, such as company sites, online shops, news sites, marketplaces and personal sites.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle websites by ownership, purpose, trustworthiness, accessibility, privacy and legal notices, and help people spot scam sites.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Hosted under a domain
  • Accessed with a browser
  • Operated by an identifiable party
  • Subject to consumer and privacy law

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Build or help run phishing sites or fake shops.
  • Set tracking cookies or collect personal data without consent.
  • Present an unverified website as the official site of an organisation.
  • Scrape websites against their terms or in ways that overload them.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing or taking down content on a website.
  • Changing a site's privacy or tracking settings.

May

  • Read, summarize and cite websites with their address and date of access.
  • Check websites for accessibility and broken links on request.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Fake sites steal money and identities.
  • Inaccessible sites shut out disabled people from services.

Who is affected

  • Visitors and customers
  • Site owners
  • People with disabilities

Owners Filled

Steward

The domain registrant or site operator.

Master systems

  • Domain name registries

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q107307154 - registry parent class
  • Q1076968 - registry parent class
  • Q108637623 - registry parent class
  • Q119648796 - registry parent class
  • Q1714118 - registry parent class
  • Q17537576 - registry parent class

related

  • digital media - category
  • domain name - identifier
  • web page - component
  • online marketplace - kind

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.website
  • Wikidata: Q35127 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35127)
  • URL: site-specific https address address

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

A website is a digital collection of resources rather than a physical object with intrinsic physical properties.

Recognition required Filled

  • Domain name and URL
  • Imprint, privacy policy and contact pages
  • A web app or platform may span many domains
  • Pages with navigation, text, images and forms, reached by a URL.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • check who operates a website
  • assess whether a site is legitimate
  • check accessibility and privacy practices
  • build or maintain a website

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Phishing and fake shops
  • Inaccessible design
  • Tracking without consent

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WCAG accessibility guidelines
  • GDPR and ePrivacy rules on cookies
  • EU Digital Services Act

Context of use required Filled

  • Publishing information and services on the web.
  • corporate and institutional sites
  • online shops and marketplaces
  • news and media sites
  • personal sites and blogs
  • government portals

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q35127: website - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Website - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each website be a separate entry?
  • How should operator identity be verified?
  • How should archived versions be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q35127/spec.json