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Silence Index

Dataset silence-index · Assessed 2026-10-08T12:47:59Z

Compares domestic censor-attention topics with globally visible coverage and an allowed-attention denominator; abstention is a first-class output.

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Evidence state
fresh
Reading timestamp
2026-10-08T11:00:28Z
Collection target
PT1H
Sources
Palimpsest derived from DDTI, Weibo, GDELT
Geography
CN · GLOBAL
History
459 retained records
n topics considered
25
n scored
0
n abstained
25

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The reading timestamp records the instrument's evidence clock. The economic reference period or event date is defined inside the source record. A recent collection does not turn an old observation into a current one. Counts describe this dataset's coverage, not all activity in China.

Cite this dataset

Palimpsest. Silence Index. Reading: 2026-10-08T11:00:28Z. https://www.palimpsest.info/datasets/silence-index/

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