{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-terrorist-designation-forces-italian-collective-autisticiinventati-to-close","slug":"us-terrorist-designation-forces-italian-collective-autisticiinventati-to-close","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-terrorist-designation-forces-italian-collective-autisticiinventati-to-close","title":"US Terrorist Designation Forces Italian Collective Autistici/Inventati to Close","subtitle":"The U.S. State Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the group, which then announced the shutdown of its services impacting thousands of users.","excerpt":"The Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati has announced the closure of its services after being designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. State Department. The decision impacts approximately 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, and 10,000 blogs.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T23:25:29.364Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-07T22:51:28.774Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T23:25:29.364Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body, with two independent outlets and figures given with origin.","critic":"Quotes affected parties, names specific figures and dates, and states what happens next.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild emphasis and some loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Terrorism","#DigitalRights","#Sanctions","#InternetFreedom"],"entities":["Autistici/Inventati","U.S. State Department","Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)","Banca Etica","Donald Trump"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The U.S. State Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati (A/I) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist on August 26.","A/I announced the closure of its services on September 6, stating the decision was necessary to protect its users from potential criminal and financial consequences.","The shutdown impacts approximately 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists, and 10,000 blogs.","A/I refutes the U.S. allegations, stating it is a collective of volunteers providing digital self-defense tools to activists and campaigners."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati (A/I) announced on September 6 that it is ceasing operations following its designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. State Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August 26. The collective stated that continuing to offer services would put its users and communities at risk of criminal and financial consequences. The closure impacts approximately 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists, and 10,000 blogs."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Founded in 2001, A/I has provided internet services to activists and collectives. The group refutes the U.S. allegations, asserting that it is a collective of volunteers dedicated to providing digital self-defense tools to activists and campaigners. Banca Etica, an Italian bank, closed A/I's current account, preventing access to deposited funds."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the nature of the designation"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Il Sole 24 Ore and Agenzia giornalistica Opinione reported that the U.S. sanctions target the infrastructure, not those responsible. In contrast, njtoday.news stated the sanctions were against an Italian technology collective and other organizations accused of providing digital infrastructure and support to 'violent far-left terrorist groups'. La Voce del Patriota reported an exposure to the prosecutor to verify the existence of crimes by the collective and its founders."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mentioned the specific number of users impacted by the closure of A/I's services. The unrated digests, however, did provide these figures."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Reuters","url":"https://reuters.com/technology/italian-tech-collective-shut-down-after-us-terrorist-designation-2026-09-07","headline":"Italian tech collective to shut down after US terrorist designation","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T22:53:56.765Z"},{"sourceName":"Devdiscourse","url":"https://devdiscourse.com/article/technology/3973680-digital-resistance-under-siege-autisticiinventatis-forced-shutdown","headline":"Digital Resistance Under Siege: Autistici/Inventati's Forced Shutdown","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T22:51:28.774Z"},{"sourceName":"inventati.org","url":"https://inventati.org/campaign","headline":"autistici.org - Keep the Net open!","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T22:51:28.774Z"},{"sourceName":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260908-autistici-inventati-case","headline":"What Are the Implications of the US Government Designating A/I Collective, a Provider of Digital Infrastructure, as a Terrorist Organization?","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T22:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"articolo21.org","url":"https://articolo21.org/2026/09/autistici-inventati-la-piattaforma-chiusa-per-volonta-di-trump","headline":"Autistic/Invented, Trump's Closed Platform by Will","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T17:39:50.000Z"},{"sourceName":"vdnews.it","url":"https://vdnews.it/tecnologia-e-scienza/2026/09/07/news/autisticiinventati-chiude-dopo-le-sanzioni-usa-non-abbiamo-altra-scelta-22659755","headline":"Autistics/Inventeds closes after US sanctions: \"We don't have a choice\"","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T15:53:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Punto Informatico","url":"https://punto-informatico.it/autistici-inventati-chiude-dopo-accuse-stati-uniti","headline":"Autistics/Inventeds Closes After U.S. Charges","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T14:42:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"DiarioBitcoin","url":"https://diariobitcoin.com/regulacion/autistici-inventati-cerrara-tras-ser-sancionado-por-ee-uu-como-terrorista-global","headline":"Italian Collective Autistici/Inventati Will Close After Being Sanctioned by the United States as a Terrorist","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T13:18:44.000Z"},{"sourceName":"L'INDIPENDENTE","url":"https://lindipendente.online/2026/09/07/autistici-inventati-chiude-dopo-le-sanzioni-usa-colpita-anche-palestine-action","headline":"Autistici/Inventati Closes After US Sanctions, Hit Also Palestine Action","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T12:30:41.000Z"},{"sourceName":"nd-aktuell.de","url":"https://nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1202319.politik-debanking-und-internetblockade-plattform-autistici-inventati-a-i-stellt-betrieb-ein.html","headline":"Platform Autistici/Inventati (A/I) Ceases Operation","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T12:00:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"netzpolitik.org","url":"https://netzpolitik.org/2026/folge-von-us-sanktionen-internetkollektiv-autistici-inventati-stellt-betrieb-ein","headline":"Internet Collective Autistici/Inventati Ceases Operation","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T11:40:29.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Jerusalem Post","url":"https://jpost.com/international/islamic-terrorism/article-907820","headline":"Italian tech group Autistici/Inventati shuts down after US terrorist designation","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T10:57:54.839Z"},{"sourceName":"TNW","url":"https://thenextweb.com/news/autistici-inventati-shutdown-us-terrorist-designation","headline":"Italian hosting collective Autistici/Inventati is shutting down after a US terrorist designation","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T10:40:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"DINAMOpress","url":"https://dinamopress.it/news/a-i-chiude-restare-umani","headline":"A/I Closes - Staying Human","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T10:24:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"notizie.it","url":"https://notizie.it/autistici-inventati-chiude-dopo-sanzioni-usa-colpita-infrastruttura-non-responsabili","headline":"Autistic/Invented Closes After US Sanctions: Hit Infrastructure, Not Responsible","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T09:44:06.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Agenzia giornalistica Opinione","url":"https://agenziagiornalisticaopinione.it/opinionmix/sole24/techsole24/il-sole-24-ore-tecnologia-il-caso-degli-autistici-inventati-e-la-sanzione-usa-che-colpisce-linfrastruttura-non-i-responsabili","headline":"IL SOLE 24 HOURS * TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF THE AUTISTICS/INVENTATIONS AND THE US SANCTION THAT KNOWS THE INFRASTRUCTURING, NOT THE RESPONSIBILITIES - Journalist Agency Opinion. 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