# Proxy Participation **Domain:** Distributed conflict / Agency **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition **Proxy participation** occurs when an actor contributes to a contest through or on behalf of another party while command, attribution, legal status, or sponsorship remains indirect. ## Significance The role may be witting, unwitting, paid, voluntary, or coerced; those knowledge and authority states must be separated. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://www.icrc.org/en/document/8-rules-civilian-hackers-during-war-and-4-obligations-states-restrain-them) ## Routes [[wiki/Unwitting Proxy|Unwitting Proxy]] · [[wiki/IT Army of Ukraine|IT Army of Ukraine]] · [[wiki/Attack by Cutout|Attack by Cutout]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]