You vs The Machine is a project that reflects on technology and oppression. In the current social context, fully digitalized, technology has many times adopted a political role, as a weapon that amplifies the power and authority of some, while reproducing the same inequalities and injustices that punish less privileged communities outside the online world.
The project deconstructs technological oppression into three parts: surveillance, discrimination and manipulation. In response to this approach, a kit has been designed consisting of three exercises, each referring to one type of oppression. The main objective of the kit is to raise awareness and reflection through the user’s own experimentation. This way, the Kit becomes a catalyst for critical thinking that uses interaction as the main tool for communicating a concern about the growing lack of freedom, privacy and equality in a world increasingly influenced by technology.
