Italian technology collective Autistici/Inventati (A/I) said on Sunday it would shut down its services after a U.S. terrorism designation led to the suspension ​of its .org domain and the closure of its bank account.

The volunteer-run provider, founded in 2001, offers privacy-focused email, websites, mailing lists ​and blogging services to activists, campaigners and others seeking alternatives to ​commercial platforms.

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[–] 0 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

There is no registrar left, like e.g. .ml was open for everybody? With crypto and Chinese banks, the banking should be possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 22 hours ago* (3 children)

    It doesn't really matter if the registrar is .eu, .de or whatever. If US really wants to fuck you they are just gonna knock on ICANN door. As far as I know there is no escaping ICANN, that's still at the top of every domain, period.

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  • [–] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 child)

    But then the EU has to take care of it. If we want IT independence and the US can ban any domain then it doesn't matter what else we do. Or rather, I think we don't actually aim for independence.

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  • [–] 4 points 20 hours ago* (1 child)

    Thousands of people would need to switch their website urls and email addresses. At that point its pointless for people to stay with them. Easier to make a clean fresh start.

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  • [–] 5 points 19 hours ago

    Easier for now. It's infrastructure for activists. Their clients should be willing to accept that inconvenience because their own risk rises if any domain can be switched off.

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