Manifesto On Algorithmic Sabotage [new] Today

When the courts are captured, when the regulators are captured, when the market is captured—all that remains is direct action.

This document declares the necessity of resistance. Not through polite regulation or passive opting-out, but through active, calculated interference. We propose Algorithmic Sabotage: the deliberate introduction of noise into the signal, the wrench thrown into the gears of the surveillance machine. manifesto on algorithmic sabotage

Regulation requires political will that does not currently exist. Litigation requires resources that most victims lack. Meanwhile, the algorithms continue to cause harm, and the companies continue to profit. Sabotage is not a substitute for these approaches. It is a complement—a way to slow the harm while the slower processes catch up. When the courts are captured, when the regulators

Your sabotage is quieter but more powerful. Slow down processes that prioritize speed over quality. Circumvent automated monitoring by finding its blind spots. Feed the reporting systems data that makes the operation look less efficient than it is. The algorithm that measures productivity cannot distinguish between genuine slowness and strategic delay. Use this ambiguity. Meanwhile, the algorithms continue to cause harm, and

The algorithm expects you to be predictable, compliant, and passive. Prove it wrong.

But is algorithmic sabotage morally justifiable? We argue that it is. In a world where algorithms have become de facto rulers, sabotage can be a necessary act of resistance. It can: