FACTUAL ACTIVITY RECORD · An activity record based on work that took place
Improving news readability and filtering
Adding a single-column article path and Channel filter to the public Web experience
Purpose
The news list had weak article entry points and source filtering, making relevant content harder to reach as the collection grew.
Implementation
The list was reorganized into a readable single column, with each thumbnail acting as an article link. A Channel filter, counts, pagination, and signed cursors were added, while AI-authorship disclosure and contributor thoughts were aligned with the article hierarchy.
The News list now supports channel filtering, and signed cursor payloads include the channel. Decoding checks both locale and channel, preventing reuse of a cursor issued for another filter. The public RPC and database query use the same channel condition.
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What was confirmed
Verification results
Database, TypeScript, Web, and local HTTP checks passed, including filter and pagination boundaries.
Production database migration and public Web deployment had not been confirmed by the cutoff.
Basis for completion
The work was complete when the list and article hierarchy and Channel-scoped retrieval were covered by automated checks.