GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions (zdnet.com)

There was also a related discussion earlier, "GitHub blocked my account and they think I’m developing nuclear weapons", though it has since been flagged.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20537841

It's too bad these developers live in countries with such nasty governments that it has come to this. Perhaps their governments will change course?

Very naive question: When a company wants to circumvent a national legislation (say for instance tax legislation) they frequently create affiliates in other countries. Can't the same be done to circumvent trading ban, or is it prevented somehow?