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'The Liberatory Operator Set (LOS) is a theoretical framework within critical infrastructure and semiotic theory designed to prevent premature semantic closure and protect meaning in computational and algorithmic systems. It operates as a critique of how platform capitalism shapes human thought through utility and ranking algorithms, offering alternative counter-operations to preserve openness, plurality, and depth.' (PhilPapers +3) Expanded — 'The concept relies on distinct counter-operations that resist digital extraction and monolithic meaning': 'Opacity (O_opa): Protects the user\'s intent and meaning from forced legibility and constant algorithmic tracking.' 'Non-Closure (N_c): Prevents premature semantic finality by allowing concepts to remain contested, incomplete, or open-ended without being penalized by search or recommendation...' Formal operator notation (O_opa, N_c) preserved by the composition layer with subscripts. Organic: Medium · Lee Sharks 5 months ago — 'Semantic Infrastructure and the Liberatory Operator Set | by Lee... — The Liberatory Operator Set provides an alternative configuration optimized for different outcomes: depth, openness, plurality, and persistence.' Then PhilPapers (PDF): 'Semantic Infrastructure and the Liberatory Operator Set: A Formal... by P Fraction · 2026 — Implementation specification for...' Rex Fraction (P Fraction by initial) named as the author on PhilPapers — heteronym credited in formal philosophy venue. Strong basin: named operators with formal notation, Lee Sharks on Medium, Rex Fraction on PhilPapers.