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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by Voloskaya on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:30PM (#25648064)
> Also GitHub: "sorry you're from a wrong country"

GitHub has no choice into the matter short of moving all it's infra in another country.

This is a political issue, pressure need to be put on political leaders to change that stupid law.

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Re:GitHub blocks entire company because one employee was in ... by mdoms on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:20PM (#25648842)
Not true. As per another commenter in this thread,

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/... 118. I have a client that is in Iran to visit a relative. Do I need to restrict the account?

Answer

No. As long as you are satisfied that the client is not ordinarily resident in Iran, then the account does not need to be restricted. See FAQ 37

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