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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by blodovnik on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:58AM (#20553565)
So why haven't all websites cut off these countries?

Why haven't the ISPs cut off these countries?

Github has acted because github is under the control of a giant corporation, Microsoft or otherwise.

So there's a line that runs precisely from Microsoft acquisition to cutting off countries from the world's largest open source repository. It's a direct outcome of the Microsoft acquisition.

Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by viraptor on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:18AM (#20553729)
A lot of pages have. Or at least they don't take payments from them. Larger CDN providers will maintain "US sanctions" blacklists which you can enable with one click. A lot of companies just don't care.
Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by mugsie on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:19AM (#20553742)
I doubt it - I would suggest the rapidly escalating tensions in the Gulf, combined with a much more activist / impulsive administration has caused this.