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0 pointsrad_gruchalski5y ago0 comments

Because github is a company based in the USA and must comply with the law of USA. It does not matter where the customer of github is based. It would be the same with gitlab because they are based and hosted in the USA.

If you are German and USA decides to apply sancations on Germany because of NordStream2 tomorrow, well, good luck setting up your own gitlab ce...

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kitd5y ago

Ofc GH has to comply with US law, but you missed the question: does US law require blocking access to cover those who are not on the sanctions list?

Or look at it another way: this is an Indian company. Does one employee opening their laptop in Iran make it an Iranian company under US law?

richardwhiuk5y ago

If the employee was Iranian, then yes, GitHub would be required to do this.

kitd5y ago

No it wouldn't.

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/...

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0 pointsrad_gruchalski5y ago0 comments

If you are German and USA decides to apply sancations on Germany because of NordStream2 tomorrow, well, good luck setting up your own gitlab ce...

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kitd5y ago

Ofc GH has to comply with US law, but you missed the question: does US law require blocking access to cover those who are not on the sanctions list?

Or look at it another way: this is an Indian company. Does one employee opening their laptop in Iran make it an Iranian company under US law?

richardwhiuk5y ago

If the employee was Iranian, then yes, GitHub would be required to do this.

kitd5y ago

No it wouldn't.

https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/...

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