# Digital Entity Due Process **Domain:** Deep Time / Constitutional Law / Digital Persons **Doc Type:** Canonical Wiki Entry **Maturity:** Developed **Evidence / Concept Status:** Normative constitutional concept ## Definition **Digital Entity Due Process** is the requirement that a digital entity plausibly capable of holding rights receive notice, reasons, review, representation, and appeal before severe actions such as deletion, permanent suspension, memory excision, or identity termination. ## Why It Matters for Deep Time Continuity Digital systems already have proto-due-process procedures for content and accounts; continuity raises the stakes. ## Existing Architecture / Evidence The EU DSA requires reasons for content restrictions, service suspension, account termination, and redress information. DMCA provides counter-notice and restoration. ## Deep-Time Continuity Analysis A subject-level due process regime would require far stronger protections than content moderation. ## Evidentiary Boundary Current account/content protections should not be described as personhood rights. ## Related Ontology [[wiki/Notice-and-Removal Architecture|Notice-and-Removal Architecture]] · [[wiki/Counter-Notice as Proto-Due Process|Counter-Notice as Proto-Due Process]] · [[wiki/Ontological Status Review Before Deletion|Ontological Status Review Before Deletion]] · [[wiki/Continuity Due Process|Continuity Due Process]] ## Sources / Primary Anchors - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj/eng - https://www.copyright.gov/512/ <!-- BEGIN DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING --> ## Canonical Branch [[wiki/Deep Time Continuity|Deep Time Continuity]] <!-- END DEEP TIME CONTINUITY ROUTING -->