The US gov has been going on a spree of Imperial overreach lately, branding several non-US groups and individuals sponsors of terrorism, and placing others like officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the sanctions list.
Curiously at the same time, the US has withdrawn that designation for the government of Syria and its leader whom was an active member of an Al-Qaeda affiliate. So, really hammering home the hard truth that designations of criminal and terrorist are arbitrary whims of the powerful.
One target is an Italian collective called Autistici/Inventati, a volunteer organisation that developed the Noblogs suite of privacy-minded services including mailboxes and blogs.
CrimethInc. has a news post giving more details.
On August 26, 2026, the United States government classified the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist,” citing the collective’s “far-left” politics to justify the designation. They announced similar designations of the British group Palestine Action and the transnational Palestinian movement Masar Badil in the same statement.
I oppose this move and supporting Autistici/Inventati I am posting their statement here, in Italian and English. I encourage those concerned to check out the group directly.
Link to the source.
DICHIARAZIONE DEL COLLETTIVO A/I SULLE SANZIONI DISPOSTE DAL GOVERNO USA NEI SUOI CONFRONTI – A STATEMENT BY A/I COLLECTIVE ABOUT US SANCTIONS
[ENGLISH VERSION BELOW]
Oggi abbiamo appreso che il governo degli Stati Uniti ha deciso di inserire un piccolo collettivo di volontari e attivisti digitali italiani nell’elenco delle organizzazioni terroristiche mondiali meritevoli di sanzioni, come si può leggere nelle dichiarazioni del Dipartimento del Tesoro, in quelle del Dipartimento di Stato e nel relativo Ordine Esecutivo emesso.
Noi respingiamo al mittente tutte le accuse presentate in tali dichiarazioni e allo stesso tempo riaffermiamo con forza il nostro impegno nel fornire una piattaforma di strumenti di auto-difesa digitale per permettere ad attivist*, singole persone, gruppi e associazioni di comunicare liberamente.
Non ci fermeremo e continueremo a fare quello che abbiamo sempre fatto, opponendoci in ogni modo alle accuse false costruite da un’amministrazione politicamente disperata che ha il solo scopo di distrarre le persone e i media dalla propria violenza e dal proprio desiderio di guerra.
L’antifascismo e l’anticapitalismo non sono terrorismo. Protestare non è terrorismo. E tutti hanno il diritto di prendere parola e di lottare per tutta l’umanità.
Collettivo Autistici / Inventati — “Socializzare saperi senza fondare poteri”
Stay human
[ENGLISH VERSION]
Today we were made aware that the US Government has targeted a small, volunteer-run, technology collective from Italy with disproportionate sanctions as anyone can read in the Treasury Department Statement, the State Department Statement and the related Executive Order.
We deny all allegations included in the statements, while we strongly affirm our dedication to providing a platform of tools for digital self-defense, addressing the need of free communication for activists and other individuals, groups and associations.
We will not back down, we will keep doing what we have been doing all these years and we will do whatever is in our possibility to counter the false allegations made by a politically desperate administration with the sole intention of swaying people and media attention away from their own violence and warmongering.
Antifascism and anticapitalism are not terrorism. Protesting is not terrorism. And everyone has the right to speak out and to struggle for humanity.
Collettivo Autistici / Inventati — “Socializzare saperi senza fondare poteri”
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