Neo-luddism: historical and legal reflection

The article analyzes the criticism of the influence of scientific and technological progress, which boils down to a complete denial of technology, presenting them as a force hostile to humans (neo-ludism). The questions of the origin and development of the conflict of interests of labor and progress are investigated both from the standpoint of a futuristic experiment, scientific research, and from the point of view of observance of the rights of citizens; examples of the aggressive approach and technophobic inclinations of Luddites around the world, their promotion of minimalism and the sabotage of any technology are given. The introduction of algorithms in the sphere of work, which is becoming more and more aggressive, sophisticated, intrusive, is analyzed.