The U.S. State Department has sanctioned Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective), an Italy-based technology collective, designating it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist for providing sophisticated digital services to violent far-left organizations, including Antifa cells in the United States and across the globe, as well as international terrorist groups. The designation, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, freezes any assets the group may have under U.S. jurisdiction and bars Americans and U.S. financial institutions from conducting business with it.
A State Department memo obtained by Fox News Digital detailed how the A/I Collective's services, which include encrypted chats and email, web hosting, secure video conferencing, and anonymity tools, are specifically designed to facilitate the organization, communication, and operational security of violent extremist networks. These tools enable groups to organize, recruit, communicate, disseminate propaganda, share target information and tactics, and carry out violent attacks while remaining anonymous and beyond the reach of law enforcement.
Among the U.S. groups identified as users of the A/I Collective's services is Rose City Antifa, based in Portland, Oregon, known for its involvement in riots and destruction. The memo also lists a media organization that purportedly uses the collective's tools to disseminate information to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Hamas, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Hezbollah. The militant abortion-rights group "Jane's Revenge," which declared "open season" on pro-life organizations, is also accused of utilizing the collective's services to incite attacks and claim responsibility for violent acts.
The State Department memo highlights specific instances where A/I Collective's technology was allegedly used to facilitate illegal activities. Rose City Antifa is accused of using the tools to organize and incite violence, including disseminating a flyer encouraging supporters to use laser pointers against U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopters. According to federal records cited in the memo, at least one individual heeded this call and pleaded guilty to aiming a laser at a CBP helicopter, forcing it to abort its landing.
Additionally, the memo states that Rose City Antifa used the collective's platform to share personal information about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and to call for targeted attacks against ICE agents. Jane's Revenge reportedly used the services to publish communiqués and claims of responsibility for violent acts, including the May 2022 firebombing of a crisis pregnancy center in Madison, Wisconsin. The group later claimed responsibility for vandalism at other pregnancy centers across the country.
Far-left extremists in Atlanta are also cited for using A/I Collective tools in an attempt to disrupt the construction of a law enforcement training center. Abroad, the memo indicates that far-left extremists in France, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands used the collective's services to claim responsibility for attacks on rail systems and to share instructions for making improvised incendiary devices. Anarchists who sabotaged the Transalpine Pipeline and the far-left Vulkangruppe, responsible for an attack that disrupted power to thousands of Berlin households, also allegedly utilized A/I Collective tools.
In response to these findings, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated, "Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear. Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated."
President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization in 2025. The State Department's designation of the A/I Collective underscores a broader U.S. strategy to combat global terrorism and its international facilitators. The collective claims to host approximately 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, and 10,000 "blogs" on its custom platform, which the State Department asserts is frequently used by militants to share target information, tactical manuals, and communiqués about recent attacks.