Tech and the War Nobody Wanted

by @frontenddogma@mas.to on Apr 4, 2026, tagged frontend-dogma, ethics, policies (share this post, e.g., on Mastodon or on Bluesky)

Tech consists of people, people cannot not be political, and therefore, Tech is political.

With Frontend Dogma, we are denouncing and responding to Israeli colonization, apartheid, and genocide in occupied Palestine, and Israel’s violent disrespect for other people, their views, and their very existence.

We’re also responding to Israel’s and the United States’ unprovoked and per international law illegal war against Iran, a war not only Iranians pay dearly for—but also everyone else, like you and us.

But the point is not what we do, as one of many tech sites.

The point is that we do something.

The point is that we don’t just watch Israel and the United States be responsible for the attacks on at least six countries in the last two years alone, and with that also for the counter-attacks on even more countries; for the hijacking and assassination of the leaders of sovereign nations; for more than a hundred thousand deaths; for many more hundreds of thousands of injured; for more than three million people displaced; for the destruction of up to 90% of all infrastructure, including schools and hospitals, in areas under occupation or invasion; for the betrayal and undermining of human rights and international law, diplomacy and decency; for a massive abuse of power and quite possibly a third world war.

There are individuals and organizations in Tech that support and even try to profit from all of these crimes. (We know, because we follow the field closely.)

We do not support any of this, we believe there should be severe consequences for everyone involved in these atrocities, and at the very least, we will not reward association and complicity.

What actions do you take?