Come one, come all! Feminist and social justice blogging as performance and bloodshed - Flavia Dzodan
A thoughtful essay on "call-out culture" and the performative aspects of contemporary feminist and social justice media, by Flavia Dzodan.
Work and exploitation in the virtual economy
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 27 2014 16:00
A brief history of my work as an online contractor and the exploitation inherent within the industry.
The Telekommunist Manifesto - Dmytri Kleiner
A controversial pamphlet which criticises Creative Commons as a form of privatisation, proposing 'copyfarleft' in its place, and puts forward 'venture communism' as a form of class struggle.
Anonymous Italy takes down website of neo-fascist group CasaPound
Submitted by StrugglesInItaly on Mar 16 2013 19:38
On March 11, 2013, Anonymous Italy took down the website of Casapound, a far-right extremist group that recently stood in the general political elections. The hackers claimed the anti-fascist nature of their act, while also demanding the immediate dissolution of the group, whose homofobic, racist and violent values are in patent contravention of the Italian laws, forbidding the reformation of the Fascist Party.
Fired workers taken to court for blogging about work conditions
Submitted by akai on Dec 11 2012 08:43
Solidarity with the Workers of Natais popcorn factory in France! Exposed to hazardous substances, forced to work on precarious conditions, the workers tried to fight back. On Thursday, two former employees will be in court for supposedly "defaming" their former employer!
From cyber vigilantes to corporate thugs: Hackers back up employers in union conflict
Submitted by ronan on Jul 24 2012 21:58
The owners of Restaurant Vejlegaarden in Vejle in Denmark have received support from an unlikely quarter as hackers from across the world have organised to attack the restaurant's opponents in a union conflict. Anonymous have issued a statement distancing themselves from the hack (see comments below).
Solidarity unicornism and the future of the left: WSA’s may day poster explained
A humorous article dealing with the right-wing online media's discovery of a May 1st poster made by members of the Workers Solidarity Alliance.
Goatse as industrial sabotage
DSG's piece on how obscene internet references are used by some workers as sabotage or resistance.
WIKILEAKS MOMENT / NAPSTER MOMENT
DSG's article on how technology has affected the maintainers of content and what this means.
BRITAIN’S FIRST CYBER-STRIKE – How the June 30th strike may play out online
An article on how various forms of hacking and utilization of online actions could be useful for workers outside of direct production or unable to strike.
