The Universal Digital Union

In the lexicon of the digital economy, one deceptive word dominates: user. The term user suggests passivity and consumption. But contemporary digital infrastructure depends on users as producers of value. Every search, click, scroll, and comment generates data that feeds machine learning systems and financial platforms, operating as a massive diffuse factory.

The Universal Digital Union serves as a transnational collective defense to redefine our relationship with these technological infrastructures and safeguard technological sovereignty.

Union Launch at the NINA Festival

Most of our physical meetings and campaigns are held in Italian, but we aim to build a European-wide coalition. While our ultimate scope is trans-national, so far our concrete trials and workshops are situated in Rome and Milan.

Below is the list of active materials, platforms, and interactive calculators developed for the launch:

Explore the initiatives to learn more about our self-defense practices.