Integrity & Anti-Manipulation

A multi-agent integrity system inspects separate manipulation surfaces before their findings are combined into one campaign integrity decision.

Pulse uses a proprietary multi-agent integrity system operated by Hazels.

Different agents inspect separate manipulation surfaces before their findings are combined into a campaign integrity decision.

Integrity agents#

Integrity agent	Detection responsibility
Identity Agent	Detects duplicate identities, linked account clusters and repeated verification patterns
Behavioral Agent	Detects abnormal timing, automated actions and non-human interaction sequences
Engagement Agent	Evaluates the authenticity and quality of likes, replies, reposts and impressions
Graph Agent	Detects coordinated engagement rings and statistically abnormal account clusters
Content Agent	Detects copied, lightly modified, templated or mass-generated campaign content
Audience Agent	Evaluates audience composition, inactive followers and suspicious follower concentration
Wallet Agent	Examines wallet eligibility, duplicate wallet behavior and prohibited multi-account patterns
Review Agent	Combines risk signals and escalates uncertain cases for additional review

Bot and manipulation detection#

Pulse does not classify an account as authentic based on a single metric.

The system evaluates combined signals including:

Unnaturally synchronized engagement
Repeated interaction clusters
High-volume actions within non-human time intervals
Sudden audience creation or follower-acquisition patterns
Engagement from inactive or low-history accounts
Repeated content structures across unrelated creators
Semantic duplication and coordinated phrasing
Wallet reuse across multiple creator identities
Improbable view-to-engagement relationships
Circular engagement between fixed account groups
Geographic and temporal inconsistencies
Campaign actions disconnected from normal account behavior

Each detected signal contributes to an internal risk vector.

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Integrity Factor = 1 - Validated Manipulation Risk

The Integrity Factor is constrained between 0 and 1.

Integrity Factor	Result
1.00	No validated score reduction
0.75–0.99	Limited suspicious activity; proportional reduction
0.40–0.74	Material integrity risk; significant reduction and review
0.01–0.39	Severe manipulation indicators; near-total score reduction
0.00	Invalidated contribution and removal from settlement eligibility

Anti-manipulation controls#

Raw impressions never determine ranking by themselves.
Followers are not treated as equal-quality units.
Suspicious engagement is removed before contribution is finalized.
Duplicate creator identities can be combined or disqualified.
Repeated submissions do not automatically create additional score.
Deleted or materially altered campaign content may become ineligible.
Scores can be recalculated when manipulation is detected.
Final rankings are settled only after the integrity-review window closes.
Hazels may request additional wallet or account verification for high-risk cases.
Confirmed manipulation may affect future Hazels Reputation Scores.

Design principle#

Pulse measures the relationship between who a creator is, what the creator contributes and whether the resulting attention is authentic.

Reputation can improve the context of a contribution, but it cannot replace contribution.

Reach can increase distribution, but manipulated reach cannot create valid impact.

The objective is to make creator attention measurable without allowing follower count, bot activity, FCFS access or undisclosed selection to control the outcome.