State Department official

“Today’s news demonstrates the extent to which the A/I Collective was the digital infrastructure of the global Antifa terror network,”

State Department official · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

The State Department designated the Italy-based A/I Collective as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist over alleged support for violent far-left networks.

“Just one day after the extremist collective was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, an untold number of servers and websites — used by far-left extremists to plot violent attacks, target federal agents, and conceal their crimes from law enforcement — have been shut down,”

State Department official · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Websites and servers tied to far-left extremist groups began shutting down after the A/I Collective was designated a global terrorist entity.

“The terror designation of the A/I Collective dealt a devastating blow to the transnational far-left networks that have plagued America and our allies for years,”

State Department official · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

The State Department official characterized the designation of the A/I Collective as a major setback for transnational far-left networks.