I think you are looking in the wrong direction, but things have changed over the years as well. This group of people might not be well organised anymore in terms of a mailinglist. But projects like the Torproject, EFF and pirate parties are doing better then ever. They got more organised and decentralised.
A few good references: https://www.calyxinstitute.org/ and https://crypto.is/ | threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/behind-scenes-crypto-project-083011
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