Digital Hyperslavery

A totalizing condition where every dimension of life—work, housing, health, movement, speech, relationships—is mediated by algorithmic systems that subject individuals to automated control, surveillance, and punishment without recourse. Digital hyperslavery extends beyond labor to encompass social credit, algorithmic redlining, predictive policing, and automated administrative decisions. The subject is not owned by a single master but governed by a distributed system of platforms, each enforcing the others’ demands, and from which there is no exit because the infrastructure of society is the infrastructure of control.

Digital Hyperslavery Example: "His rating on one app determined his insurance premium; his insurance premium determined his housing options; his housing options determined his ability to work. Digital hyperslavery: a closed loop of algorithmic determination."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 26, 2026