Designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist - United States Department of State

Today, the Department of State, in partnership with the Department of the Treasury, is announcing the designation of Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) is an Italy-based extremist group that builds and operates the digital infrastructure for violent Antifa cells and other far-left militants across the world. A/I’s cadre of radical […]

The case of the ‘Autistici/Inventati’ and the US sanctions targeting the infrastructure, not those responsible

On 26 August, the United States added the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati to the OFAC list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The measure,...

Press Release · Keep the Internet free

On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control – the authority responsible for managing and enforcing economic and financial sanctions) sanctioned Autistici/Inventati (A/I), an Italian collective that has been providing digital infrastructure – email, hosting, mailing lists, chat, videoconferencing and other privacy-friendly online services – to movements and activists since 2001. Washington designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), alleging that it has provided financial, material or technological support to terrorism and to organizations already subjected to sanctions. A/I rejects the allegations and declares that its activities consist in providing tools for digital self-defence and infrastructure for the freedom of communication.

autistici.org - Press Release – August 28, 2026

Autistici/Inventati provides internet support to activists and collectives coming from the world of grassroot and social movements

Nineteen Days Before the Deadline, Autistici/Inventati Is Shutting Down

The Italian communications collective survived raids, surveillance and server seizures for 25 years. Eleven days after the United States designated it a global terrorist organization, A/I says the risk to its users has become too great to…

Open Letter: Communications Infrastructure Is Not Terrorism

Defend Autistici/Inventati and the right to build resistant communication On August 26, 2026, the United States designated the Italian volunteer technology collective Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and place…

Press Release · Keep the Internet free

On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, through OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control – the authority responsible for managing and enforcing economic and financial sanctions) sanctioned Autistici/Inventati (A/I), an Italian collective that has been providing digital infrastructure – email, hosting, mailing lists, chat, videoconferencing, streaming, and services related to privacy and anonymity – to movements and activists since 2001. Washington designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), alleging that it has provided financial, material or technological support to terrorism and to organizations already subjected to sanctions. A/I rejects the allegations and declares that its activities consist in providing tools for digital self-defence and infrastructure for the freedom of communication.

Autistici/Inventati

Autistici/Inventati (A/I) was an Italian hacktivist group that provided Internet communication services for left-wing activists.[1] It was founded in 2001 by members of the anti-globalisation movement and supported Indymedia Italy in reporting on the 27th G8 summit in Genoa that year.[1][2] The collective's email, messaging, videoconferencing and web hosting services were available to users who opposed fascism, militarism, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.[3] A/I also operated the online publishing platform NoBlogs.[4]

Open Letter: Communications Infrastructure Is Not Terrorism

Defend Autistici/Inventati and the right to build resistant communication *Letter for individuals to send to their reps, senators, and the like is at the end of this article* On August 26, 2026, the United States designated the Italian volunteer technology collective Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist

The Server Called Paranoia: Defend Autistici/Inventati Before September 25

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Autistici/Inventati provides internet support to activists and collectives coming from the world of grassroot and social movements

Nineteen Days Before the Deadline, Autistici/Inventati Is Shutting Down

Follow all the original reporting at sabot.media and our dedicated campaign page and investigations page. The Italian communications collective survived raids, surveillance and server seizures for 25 years. Eleven days after the United States designated it a global terrorist organization, A/I says the risk to its users has

Il caso degli Autistici/Inventati e la sanzione Usa che colpisce l’infrastruttura, non i responsabili

Il 26 agosto gli Stati Uniti hanno inserito il collettivo italiano Autistici/Inventati nella lista OFAC degli Specially Designated Global Terrorists. La...

autistici.org - Keep the Net open!

Autistici/Inventati provides internet support to activists and collectives coming from the world of grassroot and social movements

autistici.org - Keep the Net open!

Autistici/Inventati provides internet support to activists and collectives coming from the world of grassroot and social movements

Protest Against the U.S. Government’s Crackdown on Autistici/Inventati

On Wednesday, August 26, the U.S. government (Department of the Treasury, Department of State) imposed sanctions on “Autistici/Inventati” (hereinafter abbreviated as A/I), a small Internet service provider for a volunteer-run movement in Italy, on suspicion of providing services to terrorist organizations. According to the State Department, it is “an Italy-based extremist group that builds and operates the digital infrastructure for violent Antifa cells and other far-left militants across the world.” The sanctions include the freezing of the organization’s assets under U.S. jurisdiction; prohibiting all U.S. citizens from engaging in transactions with the organization; prohibiting financial institutions and others from conducting transactions with the organization; and prohibiting donations, as well as the provision of funds, goods, or services to the organization.