Speedrun.com's new terms kill the open license and ban community tools

Leaderboards and speedrun.com's new terms of service

On October 1, 2026, speedrun.com replaced its terms of use, removing the Creative Commons license that had protected community data since 2021. The new terms grant parent company Elo ownership of all data, define donations as commercial use, and ban any project with 'substantially similar' features—effectively outlawing most community tools. The author, who runs a speedrun stats site, explains the impact and urges runners to export their data and push back.