IT House News on April 17, according to Russian media Habr, from April 13,GitHub starts blocking accounts of Russian developers at U.S.-sanctioned companies.
As of April 15, 2022, at least dozens of accounts were blocked. These include accounts with Sberbank, Alfa-Bank and other companies, as well as accounts with individual developers.
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Researcher Sergey Bobrov also reported that his personal GitHub account was blocked,The account is not affiliated with any company.
The screenshot shows that when a personal GitHub account is blocked, it is marked asPaused, repositories, etc. suspend access immediately. The company will show the following description:Allow access to repository data within a few hours.
And after a period of blocking, individual users receive a letter stating that their account is managed in the sanctioned region:
GitHub previously said that while working to ensure that developers in all countries can use GitHub, it is also continuing to ensure that free open source services are available to everyone, including developers in Russia. At the same time, GitHub is taking action to support the platform and comply with many of the government mandates that may be needed in this war, including the imposition of strict new export controls,Designed to severely restrict Russia’s access to technology and other items it needs to maintain aggressive military capabilities.
IT House learned that GitHub officials said in a response to the media Bleeping Computer:
Like any company doing business in the United States, GitHub may have to restrict users and customers who are identified as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) or who have been denied or blocked under the United States and other applicable sanctions laws, or who may be blocked from using GitHub on behalf of User and customer groups.
At the same time, GitHub’s vision is to be a global platform for developer collaboration, no matter where developers live. We thoroughly review government sanctions to ensure users and customers are not affected beyond what is required by law.
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