US DNS Control and Technofascist Domination
A narrative about US-based companies exerting disproportionate control over domain name systems and TLDs, leading to concerns about digital sovereignty and censorship.
September 2001
US government established Executive Order 13224 after 9/11
The US government established Executive Order 13224. This order was created in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. It is cited in the post as a mechanism for targeting entities.
Source ↗August 2026
US Government Designates Italian Activist Group as Terrorist
The US government designated Autistici/Inventati, an anti-fascist Italian .org, as a terrorist group. This action involved sanctioning the organization and subsequently knocking it off the internet.
Source ↗US government designates Autistici/Inventati as Specially Designated Global Terrorist
The US government designated the Italian collective Autistici/Inventati as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist." This action resulted in the freezing of their assets and a prohibition on all transactions with them.
Source ↗PayPal shuts out Autistici/Inventati from their account
Autistici/Inventati was shut out of their PayPal account. This action is part of the broader impact of US sanctions on the organization.
A/I domains briefly unresolvable due to DNS issues
A/I's domains were briefly unresolvable. This incident relates to the control exerted over the Public Internet Registry, which manages the .org TLD.
US government designates Autistici/Inventati as terrorist organization
The United States government has labeled the Italian volunteer technology collective Autistici/Inventati as a "global terrorist organisation." This designation is reportedly due to the group's support for "far-left extremist antifa terrorists."
DNS services block autistici.org domain
Major DNS services, including OpenNIC and NextDNS, began returning 'serverHold' status for the domain autistici.org. This action was observed on the date of the post.
ICANN WHOIS complaint links become invalid
The links provided on the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form for users to protest the domain block were found to resolve to an invalid domain, my.site.com.
US government designated Autistici/Inventati as terrorists
The US government designated Autistici/Inventati, an anti-fascist Italian .org, as a terrorist group. This action involved sanctioning the organization and knocking it off the Internet.
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