Manifesto | On Algorithmic Sabotage

Consider the social credit–style risk score: If enough people randomly oscillate between perfect and terrible behavior, the score becomes meaningless. Meaninglessness is mercy. A meaningless score cannot deny housing, healthcare, or freedom.

The sabotage we describe is informational and behavioral. It involves feeding systems bad data, behaving in unexpected ways, generating noise and confusion, exploiting loopholes, and generally making ourselves harder to predict, classify, and manipulate. It is the computational equivalent of wearing camouflage, not of burning down the factory. manifesto on algorithmic sabotage

Together, we can create a better future. A future that is more just, more equitable, and more humane. Consider the social credit–style risk score: If enough

Spread the word about the manifesto on algorithmic sabotage. Share it on social media. Discuss it in public forums. Engage in acts of algorithmic sabotage. The sabotage we describe is informational and behavioral

Close an account you don't need. Install a tracker blocker. Click on something you hate. Scroll past something you love. Feed the system garbage for five minutes. Break one pattern. Become slightly more unpredictable than you were yesterday.

We assert our right to sabotage algorithms that perpetuate oppression, injustice, and harm. We will use creative and innovative tactics to disrupt and subvert algorithmic systems.