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Bounded Social Observation Ledger

Dataset social-observations · Assessed 2026-10-08T12:47:59Z

Versioned, publication-safe metadata from a closed registry of institutional Telegram and Instagram sources. Official APIs or an authenticated companion runtime provide bounded observations; native identifiers, credentials, engagement, comments, direct messages, locations and media binaries never enter the public artifact. Social observations are context, not corroboration.

Values are withheld or collection requires permission or review. No value download is advertised.

Current JSON · History JSONL

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Evidence state: gated
Reading timestamp: 2026-08-26T07:22:00Z
Collection target: PT1H
Sources: Closed allowlist in config/social_sources.json · Instagram Graph API · Authenticated ScamShield Telegram export
Geography: CN · HK · GLOBAL
History: 24 retained records
n observations: 22
configured: 8
successful: 1
failed: 0

Reuse terms: MIT for Palimpsest metadata and derived fields; publisher and platform rights retained. Source rights remain attached to observations.

How to use this evidence

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. Bounded Social Observation Ledger. Reading: 2026-08-26T07:22:00Z. https://www.palimpsest.info/datasets/social-observations/

When citing a number, include the exact JSON or CSV record, its reference period, units and upstream source. Retain a copy of the reading; a latest URL changes as new editions are published.

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