The United States has designated an Italy-based international technology collective known as the Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective) as a terrorist organization, accusing it of providing digital services and infrastructure to foreign terrorist organizations and extremist networks.
According to a memorandum issued by the U.S. State Department, the group has provided a range of technological services, including email, encrypted communications, website hosting, video conferencing, secure streaming and tools designed to conceal users’ identities.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the collective as a technology network associated with the far left, alleging that its digital services have been used by Antifa cells that Washington considers among the most active and violent extremist networks in the United States and abroad.
The State Department accused the group of providing digital infrastructure used to organize activities, recruit supporters, communicate, distribute propaganda, exchange information about targets and tactics, and facilitate violent activities while maintaining a high degree of anonymity.
Under the U.S. designation, American citizens and financial institutions are prohibited from conducting transactions with the group, while any assets belonging to it that fall under U.S. jurisdiction will be blocked.
Allegations Involving U.S.-Based Groups
The State Department said the Rose City Antifa group in Portland, Oregon, used A/I Collective tools and services to organize activities that U.S. authorities described as encouraging violence.
The department also accused the group of promoting the use of laser pointers against helicopters operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. According to the memorandum, an individual responded to the call and later pleaded guilty to directing a laser at a helicopter, causing a planned landing to be aborted.
U.S. authorities further alleged that the group used the network’s services to publish personal information about employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and encourage attacks against them at their homes and in public places.
Alleged Links to Designated Terrorist Organizations
The State Department also alleged that a media organization using A/I Collective tools had published material and information associated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Hamas, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah, all of which are designated by Washington as terrorist organizations.
The department said the collective’s digital infrastructure had also been used to distribute statements and calls for action issued by foreign terrorist organizations designated by the United States.
The move comes as President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies measures against groups it identifies as part of the far left. In 2025, the administration had previously designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
The memorandum also accused the group known as Jane’s Revenge of using the network’s services to publish statements claiming responsibility for violent acts and encouraging similar attacks. It cited the group’s claimed responsibility for setting fire to a crisis pregnancy center in Wisconsin in 2022.
The State Department also referred to allegations against individuals associated with the group involving threats, violence and intimidation targeting anti-abortion organizations.
Activities Outside the United States
The State Department said A/I Collective services had also been used by extremists in several European countries, including France, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, to claim responsibility for attacks targeting railway systems and to distribute instructions for making incendiary devices.
The memorandum also alleged that anarchists used the group’s services in attacks targeting infrastructure associated with the Transalpine Pipeline, while Germany’s Vulkangruppe was accused of using the same digital infrastructure in attacks against critical facilities.
Rubio said the United States would use all available tools and authorities to confront organizations it considers terrorist groups, warning that extremists engaged in what he described as a “war on civilization” would have no safe haven.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent likewise said Washington would deploy its economic tools against extremists and entities that provide them with support or enable their activities, emphasizing that “political terrorism” has no place in American society.
