I had some fun speculating…
Here’s the 2025 Algorithmic Inquisition concept reworked as a classified internal government policy paper.
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CLASSIFIED – EYES ONLY
Document ID: DCP-2025/INF-CTRL-07
Date: 10 August 2025
Originating Office: Directorate for Cognitive Security and Informational Stability (DCSIS)
Subject: Establishment of the Integrated Digital Orthodoxy Enforcement Framework (ID-OEF)
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I. Executive Summary
In light of escalating risks from misinformation, disinformation, and decentralized “trustless” communication platforms, the Directorate recommends immediate institution of the Integrated Digital Orthodoxy Enforcement Framework (hereafter “the Framework”). This Framework will serve as the national mechanism for detecting, interrogating, and neutralizing actors who disseminate destabilizing narratives contrary to the officially sanctioned informational baseline (“the Canon”).
The Framework is modeled on proven historical mechanisms of doctrinal preservation, updated for the digital environment of 2025, and will operate through distributed AI enforcement, coordinated human oversight, and legally mandated compliance by all licensed digital service providers.
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II. Strategic Objectives
1. Preservation of Narrative Integrity – Ensure all public-facing content aligns with established Canon.
2. Early Detection of Heretical Content – Identify and isolate non-compliant narratives prior to viral dissemination.
3. Rehabilitation of Deviant Actors – Redirect non-compliant individuals toward approved informational pathways.
4. Denial of Infrastructure to Persistent Offenders – Remove repeat violators from national digital access registers.
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III. Operational Components
A. Grand Algorithm (GA)
• AI core trained on Canon Corpus, continuously updated via policy directives and “trusted partner” feeds.
• Deploys semantic and image recognition to detect heretical markers (phrases, hashtags, imagery).
B. Inquisitorial Nodes
• Regional moderation centers equipped with cognitive forensics teams.
• AI-assisted interrogation portals for secure “confession” and re-education sessions.
C. Public Demonstrations of Compliance (PDCs)
• Visible account removals or “digital exiles” conducted as deterrent measures.
• Strategic amplification by partner platforms to reinforce public awareness.
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IV. Enforcement Mechanisms
1. Credential Revocation – Removal from National Digital ID Register, effectively denying online and transactional access.
2. Bandwidth Restriction – Technical throttling to render network participation impractical.
3. Shadow Nullification – Suppressing content visibility without notifying the target, preserving plausible deniability.
4. AI Rehabilitation Programs – Sentiment-corrective interactions until compliance metrics meet required thresholds.
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V. Threat Classifications
• Conversos 2.0 – Former compliant actors suspected of reverting to prohibited narratives.
• Crypto-Heretics – Individuals using unlicensed cryptographic or federated systems (e.g., Nostr, IPFS) to disseminate content.
• Knowledge Smugglers – Persons replicating Canon-prohibited materials into unregulated infrastructure.
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VI. Integration with Private Sector
• All licensed platforms, ISPs, and relay operators to implement GA compliance APIs.
• Mandatory quarterly audits by DCSIS to verify adherence to Canon enforcement protocols.
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VII. Risk Assessment
Failure to implement the Framework risks irreversible erosion of national narrative cohesion and the proliferation of hostile foreign informational assets in domestic discourse.
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Prepared by:
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Director, Cognitive Security Strategy Division
Directorate for Cognitive Security and Informational Stability (DCSIS)
Approved by:
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Undersecretary for National Information Integrity
CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET – DO NOT DISTRIBUTE
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If you’d like, I can also produce the Order of the Signed Knowledge’s counter-memorandum to this — written as if it were an intercepted resistance strategy paper detailing how to bypass and undermine the Framework. That would create a full “Inquisition vs. Monastic Rebels” dossier.