Rafael Grohmann
@grohmannrafael.bsky.social
Assistant Professor Media Studies (Critical Platform Studies) University of Toronto, Canada. Leader DigiLabour. Platform labor, Worker-owned Platforms, AI & Labor, Worker Organizing
Come to my talk this Tuesday 7pm ET on Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms: lessons from Brazil and Argentina. Hybrid event organized by Civic Tech Toronto
Registration here: civictech.ca/hacknights/5...
Registration here: civictech.ca/hacknights/5...
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Come to my talk this Tuesday 7pm ET on Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms: lessons from Brazil and Argentina. Hybrid event organized by Civic Tech Toronto
Registration here: civictech.ca/hacknights/5...
Registration here: civictech.ca/hacknights/5...
💥 Sovereignty as a service. New article in Media, Culture & Society on how big tech companies are co-opting and redefining digital sovereignty. Co-authored by me and Alexandre Costa Barbosa
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
💥 Sovereignty as a service. New article in Media, Culture & Society on how big tech companies are co-opting and redefining digital sovereignty. Co-authored by me and Alexandre Costa Barbosa
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour. Out in December.
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/th...
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/th...
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour. Out in December.
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/th...
us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/th...
Livro Tecnologia Sem Teto, de autoria do Nucleo de Tecnologia do MTST, com prefacios de Guilherme Boulos e Rafael Grohmann: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/livro
October 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Livro Tecnologia Sem Teto, de autoria do Nucleo de Tecnologia do MTST, com prefacios de Guilherme Boulos e Rafael Grohmann: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/livro
Amanha 13h canal DigiLabour faz uma conversa online com Rodrigo Ochigame sobre o seu novo livro Informatica do Oprimido
Alem da apresentacao do livro, o evento conta com comentarios de Paola Ricaurte, Leonardo Foletto e Rafael Grohmann
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-H...
Alem da apresentacao do livro, o evento conta com comentarios de Paola Ricaurte, Leonardo Foletto e Rafael Grohmann
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-H...
September 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amanha 13h canal DigiLabour faz uma conversa online com Rodrigo Ochigame sobre o seu novo livro Informatica do Oprimido
Alem da apresentacao do livro, o evento conta com comentarios de Paola Ricaurte, Leonardo Foletto e Rafael Grohmann
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-H...
Alem da apresentacao do livro, o evento conta com comentarios de Paola Ricaurte, Leonardo Foletto e Rafael Grohmann
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-H...
IA e Cooperativismo. Amanhã online na Semana de Inovação da ENAP
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
IA e Cooperativismo. Amanhã online na Semana de Inovação da ENAP
I would like to thank the 100+ attendees, speakers, and the organizing team of the Workers Governing Technologies workshop, which took place last week in Toronto. It was two intense days of collective learning with participants from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Canada, Mexico, and the US.
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I would like to thank the 100+ attendees, speakers, and the organizing team of the Workers Governing Technologies workshop, which took place last week in Toronto. It was two intense days of collective learning with participants from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Canada, Mexico, and the US.
HQ Outros Mundos Tecnológicos São Possíveis. Já disponível em português, espanhol e inglês @tecnologiamtst.bsky.social
www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
September 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
HQ Outros Mundos Tecnológicos São Possíveis. Já disponível em português, espanhol e inglês @tecnologiamtst.bsky.social
www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
Other Tech Worlds Are Possible. Comic book is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese! Partnership with the Tech Sector of the Homeless Workers’ Movement in Brazil (MTST), @germana-fazgibi.bsky.social
English: digilabour.com.br/comic-book-o...
Portuguese: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
English: digilabour.com.br/comic-book-o...
Portuguese: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
September 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Other Tech Worlds Are Possible. Comic book is available in English, Spanish and Portuguese! Partnership with the Tech Sector of the Homeless Workers’ Movement in Brazil (MTST), @germana-fazgibi.bsky.social
English: digilabour.com.br/comic-book-o...
Portuguese: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
English: digilabour.com.br/comic-book-o...
Portuguese: www.nucleodetecnologia.com.br/hq
Na Folha hoje sobre a importância dos trabalhadores da cultura para os debates sobre IA
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/20...
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/20...
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Na Folha hoje sobre a importância dos trabalhadores da cultura para os debates sobre IA
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/20...
www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/20...
Last few seats available for the 'Workers Governing Technologies' workshop in Toronto. Register here creativelabourcriticalfutures.ca/blog/workers...
September 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Last few seats available for the 'Workers Governing Technologies' workshop in Toronto. Register here creativelabourcriticalfutures.ca/blog/workers...
AI policy debates in Brazil: struggles over regulation, governance and labour. New article in the journal Global Political Economy
Authors: Rafael Grohmann, Edemilson Paraná, Jonas CL Valente and Roseli Figaro
Link: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Authors: Rafael Grohmann, Edemilson Paraná, Jonas CL Valente and Roseli Figaro
Link: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
AI policy debates in Brazil: struggles over regulation, governance and labour. New article in the journal Global Political Economy
Authors: Rafael Grohmann, Edemilson Paraná, Jonas CL Valente and Roseli Figaro
Link: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Authors: Rafael Grohmann, Edemilson Paraná, Jonas CL Valente and Roseli Figaro
Link: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Workers Governing Technologies: Collective Strategies Across Contexts. In-person workshop in Toronto on Sep 25 and 26 with 20 speakers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Spain and US
Registration link and full schedule: www.eventbrite.ca/e/workers-go...
Registration link and full schedule: www.eventbrite.ca/e/workers-go...
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Workers Governing Technologies: Collective Strategies Across Contexts. In-person workshop in Toronto on Sep 25 and 26 with 20 speakers from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Spain and US
Registration link and full schedule: www.eventbrite.ca/e/workers-go...
Registration link and full schedule: www.eventbrite.ca/e/workers-go...
Looking for something to read this weekend? Read the Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms report, with shared learnings between Brazil and Argentina and concrete policy recommendations
digilabour.com.br/wp-content/u...
digilabour.com.br/wp-content/u...
August 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Looking for something to read this weekend? Read the Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms report, with shared learnings between Brazil and Argentina and concrete policy recommendations
digilabour.com.br/wp-content/u...
digilabour.com.br/wp-content/u...
✨ New Report: Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms: Shared Learning Between Brazil and Argentina. Read it in English, Spanish or Portuguese
digilabour.com.br/report-launc...
digilabour.com.br/report-launc...
August 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
✨ New Report: Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms: Shared Learning Between Brazil and Argentina. Read it in English, Spanish or Portuguese
digilabour.com.br/report-launc...
digilabour.com.br/report-launc...
Tomorrow 10am report launch event. Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tomorrow 10am report launch event. Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Outros Mundos Tecnológicos São Possíveis. Projeto de HQ financiado pela Universidade de Toronto e pelo SSHRC. O volume 1 foi co-criado com o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST). O lançamento da versão online na próxima semana, em português, inglês e espanhol.
August 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Outros Mundos Tecnológicos São Possíveis. Projeto de HQ financiado pela Universidade de Toronto e pelo SSHRC. O volume 1 foi co-criado com o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST). O lançamento da versão online na próxima semana, em português, inglês e espanhol.
Other Tech Worlds Are Possible. Comics project funded by the University of Toronto and SSHRC. The volume 1 was co-created with the Homeless Workers’ Movement in Brazil. The online launch will be available next week in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
August 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Other Tech Worlds Are Possible. Comics project funded by the University of Toronto and SSHRC. The volume 1 was co-created with the Homeless Workers’ Movement in Brazil. The online launch will be available next week in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
August 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New Faculty Affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society srinstitute.utoronto.ca/our-community @torontosri.bsky.social
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New Faculty Affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society srinstitute.utoronto.ca/our-community @torontosri.bsky.social
Global AI Cultures. Paper published in Communications of the ACM with a stellar team
cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Global AI Cultures. Paper published in Communications of the ACM with a stellar team
cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/glob...
Spoiler: Comics, Other Tech Worlds are Possible. This comic story will be available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish in September!
August 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Spoiler: Comics, Other Tech Worlds are Possible. This comic story will be available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish in September!
📢 Online launch event of the Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP) research report, taking place on August 19 at 10AM ET / 11AM São Paulo & Buenos Aires.
🌐 Trilingual event (English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
🔗 Registration Link: digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌐 Trilingual event (English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
🔗 Registration Link: digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📢 Online launch event of the Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP) research report, taking place on August 19 at 10AM ET / 11AM São Paulo & Buenos Aires.
🌐 Trilingual event (English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
🔗 Registration Link: digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🌐 Trilingual event (English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
🔗 Registration Link: digilabour-br.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
✨️ New report! Solidarity Platform Cooperativism in Latin America maps 113 experiences identified across El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Link
www.ctslab.org/2025/07/01/s...
Link
www.ctslab.org/2025/07/01/s...
July 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
✨️ New report! Solidarity Platform Cooperativism in Latin America maps 113 experiences identified across El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Link
www.ctslab.org/2025/07/01/s...
Link
www.ctslab.org/2025/07/01/s...
Introducing Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP), our 2-year action research project with worker collectives from the delivery and tech sectors in Brazil and Argentina.
Join us in August for the online launch of our final report. Stay tuned!
Join us in August for the online launch of our final report. Stay tuned!
July 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Introducing Worker-Owned Intersectional Platforms (WOIP), our 2-year action research project with worker collectives from the delivery and tech sectors in Brazil and Argentina.
Join us in August for the online launch of our final report. Stay tuned!
Join us in August for the online launch of our final report. Stay tuned!