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I don't think anyone would have expected this today, but good job GitHub.

I honestly think that they're trying their hardest to keep it open for everyone - they can't ignore U.S. law as an organization of their scale, regardless of their views on issues like this and DMCA.

Nat also stays constantly in the public eye and really makes it seem like he cares - which is what a modern CEO should do, in my opinion.

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I'm not in the legal loop, but would it be beneficial to move to a different country or region? For example, the EU comes to mind. Would also give me peace of mind regarding my data.

It wouldn't help with sanctions. As I said in the blog:

The US has long imposed broad sanctions on multiple countries, including Iran. These sanctions prohibit any US company from doing business with anyone in a sanctioned country. (These sanctions can also apply to non-US companies whose activities directly or indirectly involve the US, including merely having payments that flow through US banks or payment mechanisms like Visa.)

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