: This group focuses on artistic-activist strategies to combat "necropolitical technologies" that reinforce structural injustice. : A related concept from the Rebugging Manifesto
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: It promotes "artistic-activist" resistance to develop a collective counter-mentality against algorithmic violence and "fascist techno-solutionism". Emancipatory Defense manifesto on algorithmic sabotage
Join us. Sign the manifesto. Sabotage algorithms. Create a better future.
I endorse the Algorithmic Sabotage Manifesto and commit to promoting transparency, accountability, social responsibility, and democracy in algorithmic development and deployment. : This group focuses on artistic-activist strategies to
Unlike traditional sabotage (which often requires specialized technical knowledge), algorithmic sabotage can be performed by anyone interacting with a system—no coding needed. This lowers the barrier to participation.
In response to this dystopian reality, we issue a call to action: it's time for algorithmic sabotage. Not in the classical sense of malicious hacking or destruction, but rather a deliberate and creative subversion of the systems that have come to control us. Sign the manifesto
— Signed by no one, and therefore by anyone who has ever clicked “report” on a harmless post, typed nonsense into a chatbot to waste its tokens, or smiled at a camera while shaking their head “no.”
: It asserts that the first step of technopolitics is political, not technical. It utilizes radical feminist, anti-fascist, and decolonial perspectives to challenge reductive optimizations. Mutual Aid & Solidarity
Further Reading: "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" by Shoshana Zuboff, "Weapons of Math Destruction" by Cathy O'Neil, "Automating Inequality" by Virginia Eubanks, "The Stack" by Benjamin H. Bratton
I need to structure this as a proper manifesto. That means having a title, a preamble or declaration of intent, clear numbered or themed points or theses, and a concluding call to action. The tone should be urgent, principled, and slightly radical, but still coherent and reasoned. The content should cover what algorithmic sabotage is, why it's justified, and practical or conceptual methods (like data poisoning, engagement manipulation, automation, content degradation) that individuals or groups could employ. I should also address potential counterarguments or ethical concerns to make it robust.