Algorithmic moderation fails when reduced to information transfer rather than ritual meaning.

Evidence

Carey’s foundational distinction between the transmission view (communication as information transfer) and the ritual view (communication as the construction of shared meaning) reorients American communication research toward cultural studies. … For AI/equity work, Carey’s ritual model is indispensable for understanding why algorithmic content moderation cannot be reduced to information-transfer problems and why platforms function as ritual infrastructures of identity formation. — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 1406

Categorization

• XREF: Builds on the earlier Carey reading in the book; the ritual/transmission dichotomy carries direct implications for content moderation research. — connects to: Cultural destruction often results from omission in protocols rather than deliberate orders. — Jamal Awil, The Whispering Archive: The Complete…, 1080; Instrumentalized communication destroys the possibility of shared truth — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378; Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378 (+3 more)
• SEED: Angle: platforms as ritual infrastructures of identity formation — how moderation policies function as shared-meaning construction rather than neutral filtering.

Broader Connections

• The ritual view of communication maintains society in time through shared beliefs #qualifies (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 161
• Instrumentalized communication destroys the possibility of shared truth #expands (0.75) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378
• Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself #expands (0.65) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378