Rating Criteria

Source Blocklisted

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Description

Checks that none of the provided source URLs are from domains on the blocklist. This is a gate criterion - if any source is blocklisted, the entire market receives a score of 0.

How It Works

For each source URL, the criterion:

  1. 1.Extracts the domain (hostname) from the URL
  2. 2.Checks if the domain matches any blocklisted domain
  3. 3.Reports pass/fail for each source

Pass Conditions

  • >No source domains match any blocklisted domain

Blocklist Criteria

Domains may be blocklisted for reasons including:

  • >Known to publish unreliable or manipulated data
  • >History of retroactive content changes
  • >Spam or content farm sites
  • >Sites with frequent availability issues