The Electronic Disturbance Theater and Electronic Civil Disobedience

The Electronic Disturbance Theater (EDT) and Electronic Civil Disobedience (ECD) are concepts developed by Ricardo Dominguez, an artist and professor at the University of California, San Diego. EDT is a performance art project that uses the internet to create social and political change, while ECD is a tactic used to disrupt and protest against oppressive systems. The project uses a software tool called Floodnet, which allows users to flood a website with TCP SYN packets, effectively overwhelming the server and causing it to become unresponsive. This tactic is used to bring attention to social and political issues, such as human rights and environmental concerns. The project has been used in various protests and actions around the world, including in Mexico and the US.