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Re:GitHub banned all Iranian users. Our accounts are restric... by nwah1 on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:02PM (#20542904)
Do the trade restrictions just mean they must refrain from engaging in monetary transactions?

Continuing to offer various free services would be nice.

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Re:GitHub banned all Iranian users. Our accounts are restric... by wrs on Saturday July 27, 2019 @02:57PM (#20543521)
They restrict “providing goods and services”, not just monetary transactions.

See https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/faqs/Sanctions/Page...

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Re:GitHub banned all Iranian users. Our accounts are restric... by kreetx on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:55PM (#20543183)
Downvoters, please explain! So the rest of us would know, too :)
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