GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in Iran

Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by slaymaker1907 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:51AM (#25647427)

They do actually flag payments if you put the word Isis or something in the memo.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by lawnchair_larry on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:54AM (#25647481)

Do you have a story about this?

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by zinekeller on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:23PM (#25647932)

Not parent and not about terrorism directly, but Tardigrade Ltd. was sanctioned in US (because it is an arms dealer without licence in US) causing all "Tardigrade" payments blocked (even innocuous ones): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24450828

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