The countries affected are Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria,reports ZDNet.
He had also shared a screenshot that was reportedly taken from a GitHub message.
However, Kashkins website which was earlier reported to be suspended is interestingly operational now.
The website gives a summary of the various projects he has developed over the years.
Discoverability is also a very important factor.
Not only Kashkin but also users other than the ones in Crimea have had their accounts restricted too.
An Iran-based developer Hamed Saeedi who has been using GitHub since 2012 got his account restricted without any warning.
He took toMediumlast Wednesday and said: GitHub blocked my account and they think Im developing nuclear weapons.
Before this, as a software developer I really liked GitHub.
It is just pointless.
GitHub representatives have not yet commented on the matter.
source: www.techworm.net
