> But it is clear that something happened, and that riseup is unable to speak about it publicly. “Riseup will shut down rather than endanger activists,” the spokesperson said. “We aren’t going to shut down, because there is no danger to activists.”

If I would be a user of this service, that's enough of a red flag for me to quit it immediately. Even though I agree that most rumors are blown out of proportion considering the timing.

Has there been any news since then? I certainly wouldn't trust any organization that's being so evasive.

Looking at the warrant canary and why it might not have been updated, I suppose the most benign explanation is that they're under a "gag order" of some sort. But why? Under what realistic scenario would they be gagged, but not have disclosed user data?