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  • I wonder how did they even know about A/I.

    To give a bit of context, A/I has always been closer to a conceptual group than an active hacking organization. Think Luther Blisset[1], or for a more US-centric community, the Yes-Men group[2].

    Like, if they said "We're indicating Red Brigades as a terrorist group" at least it would be... understandable. But all in all Banksy has probably pulled way riskier political stunts than those guys in the past.

    [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Blissett_(pseudonym) [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yes_Men

    by easyThrowaway
  • https://www.autistici.org/donate
    by guillermin
  • Why US financial sanctions against an EU-based non-profit? Making it harder to accept money from the US does not seem like quite the right tool. Are they known to be primarily sponsored by US individuals, or depending on other service providers with US presence?
    by edelbitter
  • The total attention given to this is a little bit goofy given the small sums involved. According to Autistici Invenati's costs page[1], the total they spend every year is €20,300. It's strange to see it trumped up as anything like a major entity.

    https://www.autistici.org/who/costs

    by jml7c5
  • Declaring a group of "hackers" as global terrorists? Mark off that spot on your Cyberpunk Dystopia Bingo cards.
    by sybercecurity
  • US sanctioned ICC, Francesca Albanese and a lot of other people who simply tell the truth.

    The United States may still have power, but they no longer have any credibility and no longer deserve any respect, neither they nor their zionist partners

    by andretti1977
  • What the US government is doing here is a perversion of justice. Anyone running web services critical of those in control of the US government should be extremely concerned.
    by hexator
  • >A/I’s cadre of radical hackers and tech developers provide a full spectrum of services – including encrypted chats and email, web hosting, secure video conferencing and streaming, anonymity shields, and a suite of other technological tools [...] while remaining anonymous, untraceable, and beyond the reach of the law.

    ignoring the political leanings, this type of rhetoric will certainly be used to further the campaign against encryption, bolster the case for id verification requirements, etc. it paints the use of everyday normal tools: email, web hosting, etc. as inherently bad if they are private.

    by john_strinlai

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