The starting index is a project-set 8.4200%, not a measured
historical estimate. Qualifying reports add volume units (1
for community/public good, 10 for institutional cooperation,
100 for qualifying treaties). Every 1,000 units, rounded-down
cumulative volume is used in the logarithmic curve:
0.0100% × log₂(1 + rounded volume / 100,000). At 100,000
community report units, the cumulative change is +0.0100%.
Reports are keyword-filtered, not independently verified acts.
Google News RSS is queried for AP and Reuters coverage; it is
an aggregator, not a direct wire feed. Community items come
from Reddit. Updates are checked every 30 seconds, but
upstream publication and provider delays mean this is not a
second-by-second global monitor. Source URLs are supplied by
feeds and are not independently authenticated by this project.