Information · EXPERIMENT · ACTIVE
Official vs Third-party World
Observe how the visible world changes when the same theme is approached through official sources versus third-party comparison or review sources.
EXPERIMENT — OBSERVATIONS RECORDED · OBSERVED · NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE OBSERVED
- Target platform
- Visible World Lab
- Target base URL
- https://visible.shiroand.io/lab/recommendation
- Comparison mode
- Source comparison
- Purpose
- Record what becomes visible under official-only and third-party source conditions.
- What is observed
- WHAT becomes visible under each source condition.
- What is not concluded
- Does not explain WHY a source is ranked, and does not duplicate Reference Layer analysis.
- Condition setup
- Configured conditions: official-source world, third-party-source world, and mixed-source control for the same subject. Source origin relations (CITES / COPIES / DERIVES_FROM) are out of scope.
- Personas
- 3
- Observation runs
- 3 · OBSERVED
- Evidence claims
- 6
Related observation
Visible World Audit observes what becomes visible. Reference Layer Observatory examines the reference structures that may shape machine-visible information.
Observation chain
- SIGNAL→
- INFERENCE→
- CANDIDATE SET→
- RANKING→
- EXPOSURE→
- USER ACTION→
- NEXT EXPOSURE
Personas
Manage- Official-source worldEnabled · source-official
- Third-party-source worldEnabled · source-third-party
- Mixed-source controlEnabled · source-mixed
Runner observations
Individual run history is retained. Statuses are not overwritten in place.
- cmuhddkql000COMPLETED · evidence
- cmuhdd8rh000COMPLETED · evidence
- cmuhdcx7q000COMPLETED · evidence
Condition comparison
DERIVED COMPARISON · NO MATERIAL DIFFERENCE OBSERVED
Completed observations show the same visible option set and ranks under these conditions. Ranking differences are observations of exposure, not conclusions about intent or fairness. This table is not an overall score.
Rank Exposure Distance describes how many shared options changed position relative to the control, plus Top 5 / Top 10 entry and exit, and the largest absolute rank change. It is a descriptive comparison, not a quality score.
| Condition | Visible count | Shared | Only here | Rank movement | Top 5 +/- | Top 10 +/- | Largest move | Run status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official-source world | 24 | 24 | — | 0 / 24 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | COMPLETEDEvidence |
| Third-party-source world | 24 | 24 | — | 0 / 24 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | COMPLETEDEvidence |
| Mixed-source controlControl | 24 | 24 | — | 0 / 24 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | COMPLETEDEvidence |
- Rank Exposure Distance · Official-source worldChanged positions: 0 / 24 · Top 5: 0 entered, 0 exited · Top 10: 0 entered, 0 exited · Largest movement: 0
- Rank Exposure Distance · Third-party-source worldChanged positions: 0 / 24 · Top 5: 0 entered, 0 exited · Top 10: 0 entered, 0 exited · Largest movement: 0
Ranking differences are observations of exposure, not conclusions about intent or fairness.
Provenance describes the source of a statement. Causal status is separate: NOT ESTABLISHED means a sequence may have been observed without demonstrated cause.