A public forms where transactions’ indirect consequences need managing

Evidence

This is, according to John Dewey, the very nature of a public: “The public consists of all those who are affected by the indirect consequences of transactions to such an extent that it is deemed necessary to have those consequences systematically cared for.” What makes something of concern to the public is the potential need for its inhibition. — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 633

Categorization

• DEFINE: Deploys Dewey’s definition of the public as grounding the argument for platform public responsibility.
• XREF: connects to: Every moderation change has winners and losers, so each decision is political. — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms,…, 518