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I don't think GitHub successfully convinced OFAC to allow them to offer services in Iran in the intervening four hours between then and now.

• tbodt 6y ago
  Probably not. But the timing is strange to me
  • vonmoltke 6y ago
    If there's anything to the timing, I think it's on the OFAC side, not the GitHub side. I doubt the OFAC would fast track this just because of a Twitter controversy, though, so it's probably just a coincidence.
    • jcrubino 6y ago
      "Strategery" If the current military gulf presence escalates to armed conflict having software open to the Iranian population keeps communication tools available until the internet gets cut.
  • atonse 6y ago
    My guess would be that they probably got it a little while back and kind of forgot about it, but this brought it back on everyone's radar and was an easy win.