Six of the nine independent experts on the advisory committee for the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism resigned Monday, according to a letter and interviews reviewed by WIRED. The move follows a July email from Meta content policy VP Nell McCarthy proposing changes that would let tech companies pick new committee members and bar the group from evaluating GIFCT's own performance or issuing collective recommendations.
wired.com
· 2026-09-28
The State Department and Treasury designated Italy's Autistici/Inventati as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224 on August 26, accusing it of running encrypted communications, hosting and anonymity infrastructure used by far-left and Antifa-linked groups, including alleged links to the PKK. Analyst Beniamino Irdi argues the move is notable not for another extremism crackdown, but for applying 'material support' sanctions directly to technological infrastructure providers rather than individuals who commit acts.
decode39.com
· 2026-08-28
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