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I'm curious as to what risk means in this context?

UX feedback: When I scroll to the bottom of the page linked in the post, and click on the API/Pricing links in the footer, it fails to redirect me.

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Great question, the risk category is meant to reflect the potential sensitivity or legal/ethical complexity of a tool’s use. For example, tools that scrape private data or could be easily misused might be tagged higher risk, while something like a domain WHOIS lookup would be low risk. It’s not a legal judgment, just a way to help users assess how carefully they might need to tread.

Also, thanks for catching that, I just fixed the footer links!

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