{"id":6539,"date":"2026-09-22T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T07:32:02","slug":"in-solidarity-with-autistici-inventati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/in-solidarity-with-autistici-inventati\/","title":{"rendered":"In solidarity with Autistici\/Inventati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In solidarity with Autistici\/Inventati<\/p>\n<p>Independent spaces for digital communication under attack<\/p>\n<p>We are artists, educators, curators, and professionals in the field of digital culture, and we view with concern what has happened to the Autistici\/Inventati association.<\/p>\n<p>On August 26, 2026, the United States added the Italian collective Autistici\/Inventati to its list of anti-terrorism sanctions, accusing it of providing online services to violent groups. This occurred without any trial and without the association having received any formal complaint. The secondary sanctions resulting from this action prompted Banca Etica to close the association\u2019s bank account and seize the donations deposited by users. These were people who were using the services that Autistici\/Inventati offered for free.<\/p>\n<p>With no way to process payments, under the threat of possible individual consequences for the collective and its users, and without a legal framework to defend itself, Autistici\/Inventati was forced to shut down.<\/p>\n<p>For 25 years, Autistici\/Inventati provided 20,000 email accounts, 10,000 blogs on the NoBlogs platform, 5,000 mailing lists, and 1,500 websites.<\/p>\n<p>It offered these services free of charge to anyone who shared the principles of anti-fascism, anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, anti-militarism, and non-commercialism. With the exception of the last one, all of these principles are also enshrined in the Italian Constitution in Articles 3 and 11, as well as in the Twelfth Final Transitional Provision. In addition, Article 21 establishes the right to freely express one\u2019s thoughts through speech, writing, and any other means of communication.<\/p>\n<p>The principles of anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-homophobia, and anti-transphobia are also enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in Articles 1, 3, 7, 20, and 21. Anti-fascism is not explicitly mentioned but can be inferred from the articles cited above and from Article 54. Anti-militarism is not explicitly mentioned, but Article 10, Article 3, and the preamble to the Charter make explicit reference to the pursuit of peace and conscientious objection.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of these 25 years, Autistici\/Inventati has provided the opportunity to freely express one\u2019s thoughts through independent digital infrastructures. In this context, freedom of thought and opinion has never been an abstract concept, but a practice shared for 25 years by thousands of people; a practice that has given rise to a vast archive of underground culture built from the ground up. We extend our deepest solidarity to those who have been doxxed by the Trump-aligned right for expressing their views on NoBlogs.org.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 25 years, Autistici\/Inventati has been the place where so many projects in the field of digital culture have come to life and taken root. It has been the place where many have learned what the Internet is and how to be a part of it. Digital culture in Italy would not be the same without Autistici\/Inventati. The concept of a free and independent Internet would not be the same.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We consider it dangerous to set a precedent whereby those who provide communication services could be accused of facilitating acts of terrorism. Because what happened to Autistici\/Inventati could happen to others.<br \/>\n&#8211; We also consider this incident to be unlawful, as it strikes at the very heart of net neutrality, constitutes collective censorship without judicial safeguards, and could happen to any other platform.<br \/>\n&#8211; We believe that the U.S. government\u2019s decision is a violation of the constitutional rights that every citizen should enjoy, both under the Italian Constitution and under the rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.<br \/>\n&#8211; We hope to see the launch of a legislative debate on Europe\u2019s digital autonomy within the Italian and European political spheres; a debate that asserts the rights enshrined in their founding principles in the face of another government\u2019s overreach.<br \/>\n&#8211; We demand that the right to express one\u2019s thoughts be protected as a fundamental and inviolable right in every person\u2019s life, and that it never again be subject to the unilateral decisions of any head of state, the profit motives of an internet service provider, or the control of top-level domain operators.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Italiano &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>In solidariet\u00e0 con Autistici\/Inventati<\/p>\n<p>Gli spazi liberi per la comunicazione digitale sono sotto attacco<\/p>\n<p>Siamo artist\u0437, docent\u0437, curator\u0437 e professionist\u0437 della cultura digitale e che guardano con preoccupazione a quanto \u00e8 accaduto all&#8217;associazione Autistici\/Inventati.<\/p>\n<p>Il 26 agosto 2026 gli Stati Uniti hanno inserito il collettivo italiano Autistici\/Inventati nella propria lista delle sanzioni antiterrorismo, accusandolo di fornire servizi online a gruppi violenti. Senza che ci sia stato alcun processo e senza che l\u2019associazione abbia ricevuto alcuna denuncia. Le sanzioni secondarie che questo atto comporta, hanno spinto Banca Etica a chiudere il conto corrente e a sequestrare le donazioni depositate dagli utenti. Utenti che usufruivano dei servizi che Autistici\/Inventati offriva gratuitamente.<\/p>\n<p>Senza un modo per effettuare i pagamenti, sotto la minaccia di possibile conseguenze individuali per il collettivo ed i suoi utenti, e senza un frame legale per difendersi, Autistici\/Inventati \u00e8 stata costretta a chiudere.<\/p>\n<p>Da 25 anni Autistici\/Inventati offriva 20,000 caselle di posta, 10,000 blogs sulla piattaforma NoBlogs, 5,000 mailing lists, 1,500 siti web.<\/p>\n<p>Offriva questi servizi gratuitamente a chiunque condividesse i princ\u00ecpi di antifascismo, antirazzismo, antisessismo, antiomofobia, antitransfobia, antimilitarismo e non commercialit\u00e0. A parte l&#8217;ultimo, tutti i princ\u00ecpi sono sanciti anche dalla costituzione italiana negli articoli 3, 11, e nella XII disposizione transitoria finale. A questi si aggiunge l&#8217;articolo 21, che stabilisce il diritto di manifestare liberamente il proprio pensiero con la parola, lo scritto e ogni altro mezzo di diffusione.<\/p>\n<p>Nel corso di questi 25 anni, Autistici\/Inventati ha dato la possibilit\u00e0 di manifestare liberamente il proprio pensiero attraverso infrastrutture digitali indipendenti. In questo contesto la libert\u00e0 di pensiero e opinione non \u00e8 mai stata un concetto astratto, ma una pratica condivisa per 25 anni da migliaia di persone. Pratica che ha dato vita ad un vasto archivio di cultura underground costruito dal basso. Alle persone soggette di doxing da parte della destra Trumpiana per aver espresso il loro pensiero su NoBlogs.org, va la nostra massima solidariet\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>Nel corso di questi 25 anni Autistici\/Inventati \u00e8 stato il luogo in cui tanti progetti nel campo della cultura digitale hanno preso vita e si sono consolidati. \u00c8 stato il posto dove molt\u0437 hanno imparato cosa sia Internet e come farne parte. La cultura digitale in Italia senza Autistici\/Inventati non sarebbe la stessa. La concezione di un internet libero e indipendente non sarebbe la stessa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Riteniamo pericoloso il precedente per cui possa venire accusato di favorire atti di terrorismo e perseguitato chi fornisce servizi di comunicazione. Perch\u00e9 quello successo ad Autistici\/Inventati potrebbe succedere ad altr\u0437.<br \/>\n&#8211; Riteniamo altres\u00ec illegittimo l&#8217;accaduto, in quanto colpisce al cuore la neutralit\u00e0 della rete, configura una censura collettiva priva di garanzie giudiziarie e potrebbe succedere a qualsiasi altra piattaforma.<br \/>\n&#8211; Crediamo che la decisione del governo americano sia una lesione dei diritti costituzionali di cui ogni cittadino gode, sia dal punto di vista della Costituzione italiana, sia dai diritti sanciti dalla Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell\u2019Unione Europea.<br \/>\n&#8211; Auspichiamo l\u2019inizio di un dibattito legislativo sull&#8217;autonomia digitale dell\u2019Europa all\u2019interno della classe politica italiana ed europea. Un dibattito che rivendichi i diritti presenti nei loro principi costituenti di fronte al sopruso di un altro governo.<br \/>\n&#8211; Esigiamo che il diritto di manifestare il proprio pensiero sia tutelato come diritto centrale e inviolabile nella vita di ogni persona, e che non possa mai pi\u00f9 essere subordinato alle decisioni unilaterali di un qualsiasi capo di Stato, alle logiche di profitto di un provider o al controllo dei gestori di un top-level domain.<\/p>\n<p>Signatories \/ Firmatari<\/p>\n<p>IOCOSE (art collective)<br \/>\nTatiana Bazzichelli (founder and director, Disruption Network Lab)<br \/>\nJonas Frankki (creative producer, Disruption Network Lab)<br \/>\nLoretta Borrelli (professor and activist)<br \/>\nOriana Persico (artist and director of the research center HER she Loves Data)<br \/>\nClusterduck (art collective)<br \/>\n!Mediengruppe Bitnik (artist, curatorial and research collective)<br \/>\nJulian Oliver (infrastructure activist and artist, co-director N\u012bkau)<br \/>\nFederica Patti (professor and independent curator)<br \/>\nVladan Joler (artist-researcher)<br \/>\nLuca Lampo (artist and founder of [epidemiC])<br \/>\nNadja Buttendorf (artist)<br \/>\nSilvio Lorusso (writer, artist, and designer)<br \/>\nVuk \u0106osi\u0107 (artist)<br \/>\nSakrowski (curator panke.gallery)<br \/>\nGazira Babeli (performer artist)<br \/>\nSimonetta Fadda (artist and professor)<br \/>\nMartina Coletti (professor)<br \/>\nGionatan Quintini (artist and professor)<br \/>\nGuido Segni (artist and professor)<br \/>\nMaurizio Guerri (professor)<br \/>\nEva &#038; Franco Mattes (artists)<br \/>\nKrisis Publishing (publishing and curatorial platform)<br \/>\nLorem (artist and musician)<br \/>\nMarialaura Ghidini (curator and researcher)<br \/>\nS()fia Braga (artist)<br \/>\nDarsha Hewitt (artist)<br \/>\nDaniele De Luigi (curator Fondazione Ago Modena)<br \/>\nRebecca Moccia (artist and researcher)<br \/>\nTiziana Terranova (professor)<br \/>\nFiorenza Lipparini (civil servant)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In solidarity with Autistici\/Inventati Independent spaces for digital communication under attack We are artists, educators, curators, and professionals in the field of digital culture, and we view with concern what has happened to the Autistici\/Inventati association. 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