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  iamnothere
  Everyone’s missing the big picture here which is that this targeting of infrastructure providers as “terrorists” is unprecedented and concerning: https://decode39.com/16319/autistici-inventati-case-sets-a-n...If a radical group sets up shop on I2P, are I2P users and devs now terrorists? This is a problem.What about Monero users/devs? Veilid? Tox? Signal?
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  exiguus
  There is also an article on we will free us [1] if you want to dive deeper into that rabbit hole.[1] https://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defe...
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  Avicebron
  I clicked around a bit, read the manifesto, I still have no idea what these people do. I guess they claim to have been around for a while, but a bunch of the links don't work and the manifesto has definitely been updated to reflect 2026 opinions.What is this?
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  gnuplustoejam
  Remember when HN was cheering on wiping Parler from the Internet via App Store manipulation, justified by vague "TOS" violations?
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  collabs
  For those like me who don't have context, here is the New York Times article on this recent news / eventhttps://archive.fo/e8Gss> The State Department on Wednesday designated three groups based in Europe, including two that advocate Palestinian rights, as transnational terrorist organizations.> The move is part of the Trump administration’s fight against what it calls a “resurgence of far-left political terrorism” worldwide, a focus that many security experts say is disproportionate.> In a statement, the department said that it would impose sanctions on Palestine Action, which is based in Britain and organizes acts of support for Palestinians and opposition to Israeli policies; Masar Badil, another pro-Palestinian group with branches in Western Europe and Canada; and Autistici/Inventati, known as A/I Collective, which is based in Italy and offers free digital tools to leftist activists around the world.a/I collective in the OP is the third on this list.> based in Italy and offers free digital tools to leftist activists around the world
• VCFundedGenYer
  I'm bothered by their incorrect use of the root word 'autistic' - That's just a poor choice on their part. Very bad look.
• grim_io
  I guess bombing them got some pushback.Everyone's a terrorist nowadays.
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• ChrisArchitect
  Related discussions:US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autistici Inventatihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451343US Government designates host of noblogs.org a "global terrorist"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49464391
• ChrisArchitect
  Actual link: https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10076Title: A Statement by A/I Collective About US Sanctions
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  AndrewKemendo
  Seems like a great organizationStreisand effect at work again
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  subvol
  seems like PIR (the .org registry) now also suspended their main domain: https://www.whois.com/whois/autistici.org (it is on serverHold)
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  mindslight
  Keep in mind we're talking about communications services here, and one focusing on political speech at that."Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."In general I think the free lunch of centrally hosted services and persistent doxxable identities is nearing a close. It was inevitable that governments would meddle more, and more, and more - implicitly treating communications are something other than speech due to how encompassing the digital world has become - and now here we are.
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  mmaunder
  When an organization is intentionally vague about what they do, it’s usually a red flag.
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  hamburga
  As far as I can tell, there were no credible criminal charges against this group, except that they are effective organizers on the opposite side of political spectrum. In the White House’s deranged logic, this qualifies them to be officially designated as domestic terrorists [1].Can we all agree that this is an assault on the First Amendment?[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/desi...
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  rvz
  > Our financial strategy relies exclusively on voluntary donations.That is not a sustainable strategy in the long term. Sure after this news they will get lots of donations, but long term it is not something that is realistic.Since they are now "sanctioned" by the US you cannot legally donate to them even if you wanted to...*[0][0] *Unless you now know why this collective needs crypto more than ever.
• JohnTHaller
  Given administration's obsession with Antifa being in the room with them at all times, it's impossible to take anything they say in relation to this as even close to factual.
• tokai
  Maybe they should try couping the Italian government, rename themselves to Ragazzi Orgogliosi. That should help.
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  shadowtree
  Pendulum in full swing. "Far-Right" groups have been sanctioned, de-banked, doxxed globally for the last 20 years. Now it is hitting the "far-left".Fascism is reaction - Benito Mussolini.
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  aeon_ai
  https://cavallette.noblogs.org/2026/08/10076 - Direct link to the sanctions declaration.The actual Treasury Announce here - https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0616/"The Autistici Inventati is an Italy-based far-left organization that provides a range of technological tools and services to violent left-wing extremist groups, including website hosting on foreign servers, encrypted email accounts, chat and video conferencing, and digital architecture associated with its “Noblogs” platform. Autistici Inventati identifies itself as an “anti-fascist” and “anti-militarist” organization opposed to capitalism and exclusively provides its services to vetted individuals, collectives, and groups it perceives to be aligned with its ideology, including to sanctioned terrorist organizations such as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been designated by the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union for its use of terrorist tactics leading to thousands of deaths in Türkiye, Iraq, and Syria since its establishment in 1984.Autistici Inventati is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods and services to or in support of, an act of terrorism."
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  epolanski
  What does it entail, in practice?They are sanctioned, okay, and? What happens practically.
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