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.Anti-Tech Resistance. “Strategy” Anti-Tech Resistance, https://www.antitechresistance.org/en/strategie ATR states they are an above-ground movementS.C. "Aboveground/Underground: An Introduction to Firewalls" Anti-Tech Resistance, 10 Mar. 2024, https://www.antitechresistance.org/en/blog/aboveground-underground-introduction-pare-feu and are only known to have engaged in legal forms of activism.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
ATR was founded in France in 2022. Most of the membership is based in Europe, and most of their actions are as well.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
In 2026 the movement's name changed to Anti-Tech Revolution due to a re-organization. They appeared under this name during their disruption of a conference held by the mayor of Paris and were cited by Mauro Lubrano with this name in a recent article on the rise of political and radical anti-technology movementsWhen technology becomes a target of political violence, Mauro Lubrano, 30 April 2026, Lowy Institute..
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.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
Actions The group is known to have partaken in disruptive action inside France.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
Starting May 2024, ATR organized workshops to raise awareness about the social and environmental dangers of AI in Rennes city center, alongside the local anti-industrial assembly ("Assemblée Anti-Industrielle de Rennes - AGIR).
In September 2024, they disrupted conferences taking place during the "AI Week" in Rennes with the anti-industrial assembly. This week was organized between universities, scientists and industrials to promote the carrier opportunities of AI and develop research around military use of AI in Rennes.
In November 2024, Anti-Tech Revolution supported the anti-industrial assembly of Rennes who blocated the university against the European Cyberweek.
As part of their campaign against artificial intelligence, ATR disrupted the AI Village at the CFIA (Agri-Food Industry Suppliers' Forum) in Rennes. They spoke out to denounce the growing impact of artificial intelligence on agriculture and its consequences for farmers.
In February 2025, they disrupted an AI counter-summitLaure 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/ that had been organized by Éric Sadin.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 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.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 Following this, she canceled her talk at the AI counter-summit.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
In April 2025, Anti-Tech Revolution disrupted a talk by Cyril Dion (an prominent figure in the French environmental movement) at the ChangeNow summit. They denounced the greenwashing of the event -which was funded by major industrial players- and accused Cyril Dion of failing to condemn modern technologies despite claiming to be an environmentalist.
In September 2025, ATR took part in the Bloquons Tout ( English: “Block everything”) movement.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
Criticism ATR has been criticized in France by left-leaning political and environmental groups, as well as communist and some anarchist groups, for allegedly being reactionaryPyncoh. “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/ and essentialist.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 Anti-fascist groups have also criticized the movement, accusing ATR of lacking an intersectional approach, which they claim a movement must have.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
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