# U.S. sanctions European activist networks, including Italian privacy collective

Source: https://www.wttlonline.com/stories/us-sanctions-three-european-activist-networks-including-italian-privacy-collective,15606
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/US-sanctions-European-activist-networks-including-Italian-privacy-collective?index=0x6a8fe7a796e28cc4e7d7f78a9710c342b1c9c9c14ca12ce12cca400aa92ad1237d63d8d8
Submitted by misha on 2026-08-27 UTC, 1 upvote, 1 comment

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed counterterrorism sanctions on three European activist groups: Italy's Autistici/Inventati, Britain's Palestine Action and the transnational Palestinian movement Masar Badil. Treasury alleges that Autistici/Inventati supplied digital services to violent far-left groups, that Palestine Action supported acts involving injury and property damage, and that Masar Badil operates on behalf of the sanctioned Samidoun network, which Washington considers a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The designation is administrative and does not by itself amount to a criminal conviction. Autistici/Inventati, founded in 2001, is a volunteer-run provider of privacy-oriented email and websites for activists.

## Comments

**misha**: Tornado cash in mind, guilt-by-infrastructure.

the original: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/08/designation-of-autistici-inventati-as-a-specially-designated-global-terrorist

https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Chainalysis-ran-a-Tornado-Cash-relayer-and-earned-fees-while-Im-prosecuted?index=0x6a8fe46408dd82f968cfd92db9281f26861993560a6b47f1c2008d19eace8274b85aae94