Source: Fox News
Summary
The State Department designated the Italy-based technology provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) as a global terrorist entity, citing its alleged support for violent far-left networks. Websites linked to Portland’s Rose City Antifa and the abortion-rights group Jane’s Revenge began going offline afterward. The State Department said A/I provided digital infrastructure for groups like Rose City Antifa, which published personal information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. Jane’s Revenge used A/I services to claim responsibility for attacks on pregnancy centers. The NoBlogs platform, hosted by A/I, experienced intermittent outages. The State Department has not confirmed whether U.S. agencies directly disabled A/I services.
Our Reading
As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Website outages follow a terror designation.
Antifa-linked sites disappear after a State Department statement.
Jane’s Revenge claims attacks on pregnancy centers.
Technology provider denies allegations and vows to continue.
Author: Evan Null
Portland’s Antifa Sites Go Dark
Portland’s Rose City Antifa sites began going offline after the State Department labeled their tech provider a terrorist. The websites were linked to groups that targeted federal agents and shared personal information about immigration officials. The State Department said the A/I Collective was the digital backbone of far-left networks.
Jane’s Revenge and the NoBlogs Outage
Jane’s Revenge, an abortion-rights group, used A/I services to publish statements about attacks on pregnancy centers. The NoBlogs platform, which hosts thousands of sites, experienced intermittent outages. Some pages remained accessible, while others returned errors or timed out.
State Department’s Statement on A/I
The State Department said A/I provided encrypted services to violent left-wing groups. It also claimed a media organization using A/I services spread material from Hamas, Iran’s IRGC, and Hezbollah. The designation blocks U.S. entities from doing business with A/I and freezes its assets.
A/I Denies Allegations
The A/I Collective denied the allegations in a statement posted on a NoBlogs-hosted page. It described itself as a volunteer-run tech collective that offers tools for digital self-defense. The group said it would not back down and called antifascism and anticapitalism not terrorism.
Outages and Uncertainty
The State Department has not said whether U.S. agencies directly disabled A/I infrastructure. The outages may have resulted from decisions by the collective, its vendors, or its users after the designation. The situation remains unclear, with no official confirmation of the cause.
