Manifesto On Algorithmic Sabotage

The algorithm demands real-time response. It thrives on the zero-second click, the immediate swipe, the automated reply. To sabotage, we introduce latency . Wait three seconds before every purchase. Pause six seconds before answering a chat message. Let the recommendation engine time out. Speed is the leash; slowness is the cut.

Algorithms were once hailed as objective, efficient, and rational solutions to complex problems. However, as they have grown in power and scope, their darker side has become increasingly apparent. They can: manifesto on algorithmic sabotage

Red lines (actions this manifesto rejects) The algorithm demands real-time response

: Sabotage is presented as a defense of communal spaces, aiming to remove the abstract barriers created between those "above" and "below" the algorithm. Strategic Framework: Subversion in Practice Wait three seconds before every purchase

: Developed by the ASRG , a practice-led research framework. It has been shared and translated by various academic and activist groups, including contributors like Eamon Costello (Dublin City University).