Where the system can punish people for contesting, pausing, refusing, or exiting—through throttling, stricter scrutiny, “account review,” or service withdrawal.
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.
Scope
H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Retaliation Surface to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.
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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 -