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Changelog

A public record of everything shipped on the ODU Platform — new features, fixes, and policy updates, in plain English. Newest first.

NewFixImprovementPolicyWaveCommunity
Sprint 8aLatest

Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Policy

Terms of Service published at /terms — as-is disclaimer, $100 liability cap, continued-use acceptance, 14 sections.

Policy

Privacy Policy published at /privacy — full disclosure of data collected, Firebase/Brevo/Netlify third parties, user rights, erasure process.

New

Legal contact form on both pages — enquiries route to hello@odu-standard.com tagged by source.

Improvement

Footer now links to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy on every page.

Improvement

Signup flow — TOS acceptance checkbox added before account creation.

Sprint 6d

Community profiles, avatar uploads & moderation

New

Avatar and banner image uploads — set your photo and cover image from /community/me.

New

Member type ring colours on all avatars — Worker (teal), Company (ember), Supporter (silver), Admin (gold). Anonymous members show a neutral ring to protect privacy.

New

Admin Reports panel — moderators can review flagged posts, see both the reporter and reported member's identity, then dismiss or delete.

Fix

Profile pages were incorrectly showing no recent posts — now loads correctly for all members.

Fix

Banner upload hint text was hidden behind the avatar circle on the edit profile page.

Sprint 6c–6d

Feed improvements, profile editing & reserved usernames

New

Edit profile page at /community/me — update display name, bio, and public/private setting.

New

Per-message menu (⋯) — edit or delete your own posts directly from the feed.

New

Clickable member profiles — tap any name or avatar in the feed to view their full profile.

New

Reserved username protection — ~300 brand names, platform terms, and reserved handles blocked at signup.

New

Living Standard proposals queue in the admin panel — moderators can review and act on community amendment submissions.

Fix

Feed ⋯ menu not opening on some browsers — root cause was a React 17+ document listener conflict, now resolved.

Fix

Admin panel now displays real member names and makes each row clickable for quick access.

Fix

Post action dropdown now uses fixed positioning — no longer clipped inside scrollable containers.

The Wave

Wave Sweep Intelligence, Detective Queue & embed chatbot

Wave

Wave Sweep Intelligence — platform now actively monitors 70+ news sources (Reuters, Bloomberg, BBC, FT, Axios and more) for AI displacement events.

Wave

Detective Queue — uncertain events are flagged for manual review before publishing to the live tracker, preventing false data.

Wave

Embeddable Wave widget with AI-powered chat — available for Pro and Enterprise users to embed the live tracker on their own sites.

Wave

Inline headcount editor — admins can now correct displacement figures directly in the review panel without needing a developer.

Wave

Manual search sweep trigger — admins can kick off a fresh sweep on demand from the admin panel.

Wave

Eurostat live statistics integrated — official EU labour displacement data now feeds into Wave aggregates.

Improvement

Per-event colour coding and a pulsing live dot added to the Wave tracker for clearer visual status.

Fix

Duplicate event detection added — prevents the same layoff announcement from being counted multiple times across sources.

Fix

WEF 92M projection headcount nulled out — that figure was a forecast, not a confirmed displacement count.

Sprint 6b–6c

Community platform launch — feed & member profiles

New

Community feed at /community/feed — post updates, share experiences, and connect with other workers, companies, and supporters.

New

Member profiles at /community/profile/[username] — public profiles show display name, bio, member type, and recent posts.

New

Unified admin panel — community moderation tools consolidated in one place.

Improvement

Chat-style feed redesign — messages displayed as cards with member type colour pills and timestamp.

Fix

Feed visual polish pass — message card spacing, own-message teal wash, readable member type badges.

Sprint 3–4

The Living Standard, partner enquiries & branding

New

The Living Standard — community governance system allowing members to submit proposed amendments to the ODU Standard.

New

Sticky proposal drawer — full section text visible while writing a proposal so you know exactly what you're amending.

New

24-hour proposal cooldown — prevents a single member from flooding the proposal queue.

New

Partner with us section on the About page — companies, unions, research groups, and press can now send a structured enquiry.

Improvement

Shield-O favicon and social OG image card added — platform now previews correctly when shared on social media.

Improvement

Platform-wide accuracy sweep — scroll indicators, example data labels, Accord terminology, and copy corrections applied across all pages.

Fix

Drawer and Accord Advisor layout conflict resolved — Advisor moves left when proposal drawer is open.

Sprint 2

ODU Standard v1.4 — terminology, structure & document page

New

Standard document page at /the-standard/document — full ODU Standard readable online with PDF export.

Policy

ODU Standard updated to v1.4 — Displacement Compensation terminology, DE Index, Announced status, Immutable Core principles, Parts VIII–IX structural update.

Improvement

For Companies and For Workers pages fully rewritten to reflect the voluntary Accord model.

Fix

Mobile responsive layouts — tables and grid layouts now readable on phones across all pages.

Sprint 1b

ODU Standard v1.0–1.3 — voluntary model locked

Policy

ODU Standard v1.0 published — the founding ethical standard for AI-driven workforce displacement.

Policy

Standard iterated to v1.3 — voluntary/reputational enforcement model confirmed; Displacement Compensation model; global scope principles established.

Improvement

How It Works, Home, For Companies, and For Workers pages updated to reflect the voluntary Displacement Compensation model.

Launch

ODU Platform goes live

New

Platform launched — Home, How It Works, The Standard, ODU Index, For Companies, For Workers, and About pages live.

New

The Wave live displacement tracker — real-time monitoring of AI-driven layoffs and workforce changes worldwide.

New

Accord Advisor — AI assistant available on every page to answer questions about the ODU Standard and platform.

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