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> Blocking Iranian IPs, as opposed to accounts, is almost certainly over-compliance. Do you have a source for this being over-compliance? Gitlab and Github are
by tinco 6y ago
> Blocking Iranian IPs, as opposed to accounts, is almost certainly over-compliance.
Do you have a source for this being over-compliance? Gitlab and Github are both actively sharing technology. It's not like Gitlab randomly decided "Hey let's block Iran today", obviously they have in house legal council who advised this course of action.
With regards to your second point, everyone knows there are sanctions on Iran, it's been all over the news, and besides it's not like Gitlab is a random US citizen. They are a big company that is doing business overseas. It stands to reason that they should be aware of all laws and restrictions on international trade.
I think it's the other way around, companies like Google and Facebook should grow some responsibility, it is not unreasonable to ask a company to "fish" for any accounts that conflict with any laws. Google and Facebook might give the impression that it's hard, but it's really not, it's only hard if you expect to make hundreds of dollars for every dollar that you invest acquiring your user base.
- lucb1e 6y ago> obviously they have in house legal council who advised this course of action From my experience at technology companies, this may indeed be the case, but I would also not underestimate the chance that someone made this decision without being advised to do so by an expensive legal council.
- jakear 6y agoJust FYI.. you perhaps meant counsel not council, though the meanings are similar enough it can be hard to tell.
- tinco 6y agoWoops sorry you're totally right.
- miracle2k 6y agoNote that Github does not block Iranian IPs, nor Iranian accounts.
- DetroitThrow 6y agoGithub does block functionality through Iranian IPs, and this is easily verifiable if you know anyone who lives in Iran and can access a website or via an Iranian proxy connection and then attempting to use private repos functionality on personal accounts, with enterprise accounts being entirely blocked. Personal Gmail accounts are the exception to Google services available in Iran, and some functionality is also blocked by IP - if you live in Iran currently you might know that almost all other Google services and enterprise accounts are outright blocked by IPs too: https://support.google.com/a/thread/4870330?hl=en https://support.google.com/a/thread/4870330?hl=en https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/github-and-trade-controls https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-...