GitHub Explains Reasons for Blocking Developers from US Sanctioned Nations

Source: winbuzzer.com GitHub has explained the difficulties it faces in complying with US trade sanctions, as details of a UK-based developer being blocked In July, Microsoft-owned GitHub started blocking repositories of developers located in nations under U.S. trade sanctions. Since the initial complaint, more developers have said they have been affected. GitHub had kept quiet on its exact reasoning but has now offered an explanation. Previously, the company said it was doing “no more than what is required” under U.S. trade law.

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