> Platforms obfuscate their algorithms, and use that secrecy to play workers off against each other, and against their clients.

Yeah, the secrecy is--if not evil on its own--a key component that allows evil (and maybe unlawful) things to occur.

A similar critique can be applied to content-moderation, where "security through obscurity" makes no sense because the whole point is to foster clear rules people can internalize and an authority they can trust.