On 14 October 2026 Amsterdam police seized a server from a data center in the city’s eastern district at the request of U.S. authorities. The machine belongs to Italian internet provider Autistici/Inventati (A/I). Dutch police are creating a forensic image of the server’s contents to transfer to U.S. investigators under a mutual legal assistance request, and officials say the hardware will be returned to the data center once the handover is complete. Authorities have not disclosed which specific files or account data will be shared.
The action follows U.S. moves this year that labeled antifa a terrorist organization and in late August designated A/I as a terrorist group, accusing it of supporting antifa. U.S. sanctions cut off A/I’s bank access and cost it its domain name, prompting volunteers to wind down operations to shield users and donors from legal and financial repercussions. The Amsterdam seizure reinforces those consequences and demonstrates that providers hosting user content can face direct legal measures when linked by authorities to designated groups. Reporting indicates the Dutch police operation responds directly to the American request.
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