GoKawiilAmsterdam police seize Autistici/Inventati server on U.S. legal assistance request
Dutch police confirmed seizing a server belonging to Italian internet provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I) from an Amsterdam data center on Tuesday, acting on a request from U.S. authorities. Police are making a digital copy of the server's data to hand over under the mutual legal assistance process, and the physical server will be returned to the data center afterward. The seizure follows the Trump administration's late-August designation of A/I as a terrorist organization over alleged support for antifa, a move that had already cut off A/I's banking access and domain name.
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The case highlights an unusual use of terrorism designations against an internet service provider rather than individual users, which NRC notes departs from the normal legal principle that hosts aren't liable for user activity. A/I's volunteers had already disbanded the organization to shield users and donors from fallout, and the server seizure suggests, according to NRC, that their fears of further U.S. action were warranted. The episode could raise concerns among other privacy-focused hosting providers about exposure to similar cross-border legal demands.
- Dutch police seized an A/I server in Amsterdam at the request of U.S. authorities.
- U.S. officials designated A/I a terrorist organization in late August over alleged antifa support.
- A/I had already disbanded after losing bank access and its domain name due to U.S. sanctions.
Source: nltimes.nl, 2026-10-16
Published there as: “Seized server Autistici/Inventati (A/I) in Amsterdam for U.S. authorities”
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