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Retaliation Surface

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Where the system can punish people for contesting, pausing, refusing, or exiting—through throttling, stricter scrutiny, “account review,” or service withdrawal.

Definition

Where the system can punish people for contesting, pausing, refusing, or exiting—through throttling, stricter scrutiny, “account review,” or service withdrawal. Mapping the retaliation surface protects contestability and the right of exit.

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v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Retaliation Surface. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/retaliation-surface

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Retaliation Surface." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/retaliation-surface.

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Retaliation Surface." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/retaliation-surface.

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@misc{glossary_retaliation-surface,
  title={Retaliation Surface},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/retaliation-surface},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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TY  - WEB
TI  - Retaliation Surface
AU  - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/retaliation-surface
ER  -

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Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Changelog

  • v1.1.0 · 2026-01-09 — Expanded scholarly metadata, operational tests, and provenance notes.
  • v1.0.0 · 2025-12-03 — Initial glossary release with stable permalinks.