Anti-Tech Revolution (revolutionary movement)
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| Founded | 2022 |
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| Focus | Anti-Tech Revolution |
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| Website | antitechrevolution |
Anti-Tech Revolution (ATR), formerly known as Anti-Tech Resistance, is a radical anti-tech movement that views the technological system as incompatible with wild nature, human nature, and freedom. The movement calls for the destruction of the technological system and then a re-adoption of pre-industrial technology.[1] ATR states they are an above-ground movement[2] and are only known to have engaged in legal forms of activism.[3]
ATR was founded in France in 2022. Most of the membership is based in Europe, and most of their actions are as well.[4]
In 2026 the movement's name changed to Anti-Tech Revolution due to a re-organization.[5] They appeared under this name during their disruption of a conference held by the major of Paris[6] and were cited by Mauro Lubrano with this name in a recent article on the rise of political and radical anti-technology movements[7].
ATR maintains a non-partisan position that some have claimed is intended to blur ATR’s real intentions. ATR has defended this approach as necessary to focus only on destroying the technological system.[8]
Actions
[edit]The group is known to have partaken in disruptive action inside France.[9]
In February 2025, they disrupted an AI counter-summit[10] that had been organized by Éric Sadin.[11] They criticized the AI Action Summit for aiding in the development of the technological system and the AI counter-summit because of a controversial decision to invite the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, whom ATR accused of actually being a pro-AI technocrat.[12] Following this, she canceled her talk at the AI counter-summit.[13]
In September 2025, ATR took part in the Bloquons Tout ( English: “Block everything”) movement.[14]
Criticism
[edit]ATR has been criticized in France by left-leaning political and environmental groups, as well as communist and some anarchist groups, for allegedly being reactionary[15] and essentialist.[16] Anti-fascist groups have also criticized the movement, accusing ATR of lacking an intersectional approach, which they claim a movement must have.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Anti-Tech Resistance. “Strategy” Anti-Tech Resistance, https://www.antitechresistance.org/en/strategie
- ^ S.C. "Aboveground/Underground: An Introduction to Firewalls" Anti-Tech Resistance, 10 Mar. 2024, https://www.antitechresistance.org/en/blog/aboveground-underground-introduction-pare-feu
- ^ Olly Haynes. “The Anti-Tech Backlash Is Going to Grow Stronger” Jacobin, 25 Oct. 2025, https://jacobin.com/2025/10/anti-technology-ecofascism-lubrano-review
- ^ Julien Marsault. “En guerre contre la technologie, le mouvement réactionnaire Anti-Tech Résistance brouille les pistes pour infiltrer le mouvement écolo” Vert, 7 Oct. 2025, https://vert.eco/articles/en-guerre-contre-la-technologie-le-mouvement-reactionnaire-anti-tech-resistance-brouille-les-pistes-pour-infiltrer-le-mouvement-ecolo
- ^ "Une page se ferme, une autre s'ouvre : Anti-Tech Revolution ! | ATR". www.antitechresistance.org (in French). Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ^ "Happening Climat Libé Tour Paris : la rencontre avec Emmanuel Grégoire empêchée par des militants écologistes". Libération. April 11, 2026.
- ^ When technology becomes a target of political violence, Mauro Lubrano, 30 April 2026, Lowy Institute.
- ^ Sophie Kloetzli. “Qui est derrière Anti-tech résistance, le collectif « le plus radical de notre époque » ?” Usbek & Rica, 3 June 2025, https://usbeketrica.com/fr/article/qui-est-derriere-anti-tech-resistance-le-collectif-le-plus-radical-de-notre-epoque
- ^ Sophie Kloetzli. “Qui est derrière Anti-tech résistance, le collectif « le plus radical de notre époque » ?” Usbek & Rica, 3 June 2025, https://usbeketrica.com/fr/article/qui-est-derriere-anti-tech-resistance-le-collectif-le-plus-radical-de-notre-epoque
- ^ Laure Daussy. “Contre-sommet de l’intelligence artificielle : un appel à la « résistance »” Charlie Hebdo, 11 Feb. 2025, https://charliehebdo.fr/2025/02/societe/tech/contre-sommet-de-lintelligence-artificielle-un-appel-a-la-resistance/
- ^ AFP. “Irruption de militants "anti-tech" au "contre-sommet de l'IA" à Paris” La Croix, 10 Feb. 2025, https://www.la-croix.com/irruption-de-militants-anti-tech-au-contre-sommet-de-l-ia-a-paris-20250210
- ^ ATR. “ATR s'invite au Contre-sommet de l'IA d'Eric Sadin et Anne Hidalgo” Anti-Tech Resistance, 10 Feb. 2025, https://www.antitechresistance.org/blog/atr-contre-sommet-ia-sadin-hidalgo
- ^ Glen RECOURT. “Anti-Tech Resistance : pourquoi ce sulfureux mouvement d’écologie radicale né à Rennes se trouve sous surveillance” Ouest France, 27 Nov. 2025, https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/anti-tech-resistance-pourquoi-ce-sulfureux-mouvement-decologie-radicale-ne-a-rennes-se-trouve-sous-surveillance-1457cfcc-b9a6-11f0-a456-5b350733c580
- ^ Laurène Fertin. “ "Faire table rase du système". C'est quoi Anti-tech résistance, ce mouvement politique né à Rennes?” ActuRennes, 27 Nov. 2025, https://actu.fr/bretagne/rennes_35238/faire-table-rase-du-systeme-c-est-quoi-anti-tech-resistance-ce-mouvement-politique-ne-a-rennes_63427800.html
- ^ Pyncoh. “À la découverte d’Anti-tech résistance, le collectif qui défie notre époque” Pyncoh, 3 Aug. 2025, https://pyncoh.com/a-la-decouverte-danti-tech-resistance-le-collectif-qui-defie-notre-epoque/
- ^ Natacha Marbot. “Survivalisme, discipline et antiféminisme : plongée dans le collectif Anti-tech Résistance” Reporterre, 14 Oct. 2025, https://reporterre.net/Survivalisme-discipline-et-anti-feminisme-plongee-dans-le-collectif-Anti-tech-Resistance
- ^ AG Antifa Paris 20th, Extinction Rebellion, Désert’Heureuxses, the Mouton Numérique, the SAMBA, Collective Care Île-de-France, Technopolice Paris Banlieue, Voix Déterres, et al. “Ni de gauche, ni de droite, mais bien réac.” Le Mouton Numerique, 30 June 2025, https://mouton-numerique.org/ni-de-gauche-ni-de-droite-mais-bien-reac/#61ba5652-52c4-4580-aa47-804dbad30899