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scenario seed."},{"scenarioId":"SCN-010","title":"Platform visibility becomes a central political and commercial battleground","topic":"platform visibility","timeHorizon":"90 days-3 years","currentProbability":69,"confidence":"medium","status":"watching","supportingSignals":["AI answer adoption","search ranking disputes","social platform moderation disputes","publisher traffic pressure"],"counterSignals":["regulatory transparency rules","open-web alternatives","publisher licensing deals","user migration"],"triggerEvents":["major platform policy change","search/AI ranking lawsuit","transparency report shift","publisher coalition action"],"recordsNeeded":["transparency reports","policy pages","court records","publisher agreements"],"lastChanged":"2026-07-03","changeReason":"Batch 002 scenario seed."},{"scenarioId":"SCN-011","title":"Institutional trust shock increases demand for independent verification systems","topic":"trust and verification","timeHorizon":"90 days-5 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