Tech.Alt.Delete
We are a research-driven initiative that helps neighborhood and community groups reshape tech to serve organizing and mutual aid.
Local tech for collective action
Our work combines field research, participatory tech assessments, and hands-on guidance to help communities pool resources, vet information, and assert their voice in local governance.
Case Studies
We conduct field research with neighborhood groups, organizers, and activists to produce firsthand case studies.
Community-Led Tech Assessments
We organize participatory sessions with community members on how platforms, AI, and other tech systems can better support community needs.
Collaborative Toolkits
We provide hands-on support for adopting and building alternative and community-based tech.
Recent Work
Case studies and essays on civic conflict, community organizing, and tech.
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(Essay) Visibility, Race, and Public Space: Technologies of Erasure on Digital Platforms
The evening the Derek Chauvin verdict was announced on April 19, 2021, a young, multiracial group of anti-gentrification protestors marched down Vanderbilt Avenue in brownstone Brooklyn. The surrounding neighborhood, like many in the area, has gentrified rapidly in the past ten years. Diners were seated along the sidewalk, more than a year into the relentless…