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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by literallycancer on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:58AM (#25646159)
Why do non-US companies care about US foreign policy goals? EU companies can benefit from doing business with Iran, on the other hand using US based SaaS only makes them hostages of the US government and provides zero additional benefit. It would seem that using US based SaaS is simply bad risk management on the buyer's part.
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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by mcguire on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:39PM (#25648224)
The EU (and the UN) has had on-and-off sanctions against Iran for decades as well.

Are any EU countries still dependant on Iranian oil supplies?

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