AI ODV's appeal against Banca EticaAI ODV’S PRESS RELEASE, 8 SEPTEMBER 2026
We have filed an urgent application at the Court of Pisa to appeal against Banca
Popolare Etica, based on art. § 700 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure,
asking the bank to immediately restore the functionality of our bank account
operations.
On August 26 the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added
Autistici/Inventati to their list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs),
based on Executive Order 13224. On September 1 Banca Etica proved to be
incredibly eager to abide by the US sanctions, “temporarily” limiting the
functionality of AI ODV’s account - thus making any kind of operation impossible
-, without mentioning any regulation that bound them to do so or any time frame,
and without asking the association for any documents. We are not facing any
legal action in Italy, we are not designated by any U.N. or EU list, and we have
not received any formal complaints. We are undergoing U.S. sanctions without any
kind of hearing in a court of law, without any possibility to defend ourselves
and without ever receiving a request to take down specific contents or to abide
by laws that we may have been deemed to have infringed upon.