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GitHub restricts developer accounts based in Iran, Crimea, and other countries under US sanctions 18

Source: theverge.com GitHub has begun restricting the accounts of developers based in countries that are currently under US trade sanctions. ZDNet reports that one developer based in Crimea has lost access to his private GitHub repositories, while another based in Iran wrote a Medium post about having his account restricted. A support page from the Microsoft-owned company notes that GitHub is taking action against developers located in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Acknowledging the actions on Twitter, GitHub

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GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions

Source: zdnet.com If you use GitHub’s online services in a country facing US sanctions, you could be about to be kicked off all but the most basic offerings.There’s a debate over free speech taking place after Microsoft-owned GitHub “restricted” the account of a developer based in the Crimea region of Ukraine, who used the service to host his website and gaming software. GitHub this week told Anatoliy Kashkin, a 21-year-old Russian citizen who lives in Crimea, that it had “restricted” his

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GitHub cuts off Crimean dev as US trade sanctions bite on tech providers

Source: devclass.com A developer based in Crimea has sparked debate after revealing that GitHub has been forced to restrict his account because of US sanctions. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, as part of an “intervention” in Ukraine, after the fall of a pro-Russian government in the country. The US and EU responded with sanctions on the individuals and organisations from the occupied parts of Ukraine and Russia itself. Russia hit back with sanctions of  its own. While the sanctions have

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