While Russia is expected to end the war in the coming days, sanctions against the country continue unabated. This time came a sanction from GitHub, especially for the Russian people, who are subject to many restrictions on the internet.

GitHub is a storage service that has been used by developers for a long time. GitHub users simultaneously working on different developers and different projects are also provided. For this reason, it is a very important platform for developers to develop themselves and forge new collaborations in many fields, such as software services. However, with an announcement published today, it was announced that GitHub is blocking Russian users and not being able to take advantage of these services.

Russia’s local bank accounts are also blocked

The news that GitHub was blocking Russian accounts was first shared by Russian media Habr. Habr, in his post that a large number of Russian users have their accounts blocked and included in their business accounts. reported. So what exactly did that mean? Blocking personal accounts on GitHub indicates that users have blocked their account, immediately blocking their access to the system. However, the situation is slightly different when a company account is blocked. Business accounts are flagged just like personal accounts, but access to storage data can be granted for a few more hours. At the same time, account requests are suspended in both cases.

This situation also affected Russia’s largest local banks, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank and other major companies, and their accounts were suspended. Many personal account holders in the country too They received emails about the sanctions and were asked to fill out a petition. GitHub’s statement on the subject announced that all users in the country will not be blocked and the investigation continues. With this “GitHub’s vision is to be the home for all developers, wherever they are. We also take seriously our responsibility to thoroughly review government mandates to ensure that users and customers are not affected beyond their reach.” The statement that followed his words said they were aimed at protecting cooperation and free information flows.