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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by chriswwweb on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:14AM (#20553694)
No they don't! The sanction is against the country, not nationals. So if you are a developer from the U.S. with U.S. nationality and move to Cuba the sanctions would also apply to you.

Actually there is a very good wikipedia page "United States sanctions against Iran" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_agains... about this, if you want more info.

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by dijit on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:31AM (#20553852)
I don't mean to be flippant, but it will sound this way.

I trust Oracles lawyers to know the law better than a wikipedia page.

http://www.oracle.com/us/products/export/export-regulations-...

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by sgift on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:34AM (#20553874)
Oracles lawyers and Githubs lawyers then disagree cause Githubs CEO stated the same thing as the GP: They block people based on location, not on nationality. If you are banned but not in one of the banned locations you can fill out a form to get unblocked:

https://twitter.com/natfriedman/status/1155311123467399168

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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by jessaustin on Monday July 29, 2019 @08:42AM (#20553954)
Of course this is one of the intended consequences of any capricious military-state outrage. Uncertainty allows them to oppress more people while simultaneously claiming that wasn't their intent. The firms who are applying a broad brush are doing exactly what the armaments lobbyists desire.
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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ... by NovemberWhiskey on Monday July 29, 2019 @09:32AM (#20554390)
IANAL but it seems to me like Oracle's lawyers have taken a stronger position than required by law.

Nationality of individuals is primarily relevant for deemed-export under ITAR/EAR; not the OFAC sanctions on Iran.

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