Targets of abuse encounter moderation whether or not they seek it

Evidence

In this I enjoy a privilege that some users do not. If I wanted to go in search of pornography, harassment, or hate speech, I could probably find it. But if I were a woman or a member of a racial minority, pornography, harassment, and hatred might very well find me. Being a target of abuse brings you closer to the project of moderation, whether you like it or not. — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet, 674

Categorization

• XREF: Chimes with the standing directive theme of care toward the vulnerable that the reader is tracking. — connects to: Community guidelines function as a constitution crystallizing moderation through encounters — Tarleton Gillespie, Custodians of the Internet: Platforms,…, 148; Extensive abuse can persist openly despite collective awareness; Prohibitions without enforcement can make severe abuse harder to detect — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 7800 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Extensive abuse can persist openly despite collective awareness #expands (0.75)
• Institutional damage control escalates rather than reduces moral disengagement #expands (0.75) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 531
• Prohibitions without enforcement can make severe abuse harder to detect #complicates (0.70) — , The Rod and the Child, 7800