GitHub is fully available in Iran, taking a step towards the goal of 'everyone can use the service'
As GitHub needs to provide services in compliance with US law, government sanctions continue to prevent it from being provided in some countries. However, GitHub's goal is 'to allow developers to use GitHub freely wherever they live,' and he has taken various actions against the US government. And on January 5, 2020, GitHub announced that it had obtained a license from the US government to provide services in Iran.
Advancing developer freedom: GitHub is fully available in Iran --The GitHub Blog
GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/5/22215588/github-iran-sanction-exemption-license-granted-us-treasury-microsoft
The United States has long imposed widespread sanctions on multiple countries, including Iran. These sanctions prohibit American companies from doing business with organizations or individuals in the sanctioned countries. Sanctions have also been applied to non-US companies whose business activities are directly or indirectly related to the United States, as they include payment processing flowing through payment systems such as US banks or Visa. ..
As a result, GitHub was forced to take steps to restrict access from Iran and several other countries in 2019. This has prevented developers in sanctioned countries, including Iran, from accessing GitHub. However, GitHub, which has the goal of 'making the service available to everyone,' said that it immediately took two actions against the sanctions.
One of the actions GitHub took against sanctions was 'We have made great efforts to make GitHub available to as many developers as possible while adhering to sanctions, and we have public repositories in sanctioned countries as well. Make it available. ' The other is to 'file a lawsuit against the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which is part of the US Treasury, seeking open access to GitHub in licensed countries.'
It's been about two years since we started taking these actions, and GitHub has finally succeeded in getting approval from OFAC for providing services in Iran. GitHub said, 'We were able to show how America's lasting foreign policy of promoting free speech and free flow of information would be promoted. This arrangement has led to great results for developers. Thanks to OFAC for this. '
This will remove any restrictions on Iran's developers and bring everything back to its pre-sanctions situation, which means Iran will be able to access the full service of GitHub.
In addition, GitHub plans to move toward providing services in countries such as Crimea and Syria so that all developers can collaborate.
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