Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ...
by whoopdedo on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:15AM
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Can we start calling this "The Great Reverse Firewall"?
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Re:GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria ...
by espeed on Thursday August 01, 2019 @01:21PM
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Not all of it is US sanctions [1]. The US will protect its networks and will not allow a foreign adversary to use US platforms to target US citizens, but the US has no incentive to restrict the Iranian people's access to information or communications or ability to speak. Most of Iran's cyberspace restrictions are coming from within...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran
[1] "Iran's Rulers Speak Of More Cyberspace Restrictions As Conditions Worsen" https://en.radiofarda.com/a/iran-s-rulers-speak-of-more-cybe...