A/I shuts down(keepitfree.ai)
622 points by captainmuon 4 days ago | 535 comments
tl;dr: After 25 years, the Autistici/Inventati collective is shutting down its privacy-focused, non-commercial digital infrastructure following its designation as a global terrorist organization on August 26, 2026. The collective says continuing to operate would expose users, community members, and associates to disproportionate legal and financial repression, leaving them no viable choice. Users will receive instructions for backing up blogs, mailboxes, and websites, though further outages may occur without warning.
HN Discussion:
  • Sympathy for A/I, viewing shutdown as evidence that state pressure inevitably isolates independent actors
  • Skepticism toward the government's terrorism designation and questioning of vetting logic
  • ~Nuanced view suggesting the collective's rhetoric may actually align with the accusations
  • Call to resist by continuing and rebuilding independent hosting elsewhere
  • Neutral information-sharing, linking to background sources without taking a stance