Tell HN: Iranian users have no longer access to Hacker News

16 points by muhammadnaqdi 2y ago ↗ HN

Since yesterday, Iranian users' access to Hacker News has been cut off. Iranian users encountered the message "Sorry, you have been blocked." This should be due to US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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cal25 2y ago ↗

This is disappointing. Open access to information can help build healthy societies that thrive.

The Iranian people that I met in the U.S. are kind and friendly. The Iranian people deserve a better government.

jiripospisil 2y ago ↗

Isn't that because HN is currently temporarily behind Cloudflare due to the ongoing (?) DDOS attack?

muhammadnaqdi 2y ago ↗

I didn't know that. The error message is from Cloudflare so I think you definitely have a point. Thanks for mentioning.

KomoD 2y ago ↗

Source for HN being DDOS'ed?

jiripospisil 2y ago ↗

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38939668

KomoD 2y ago ↗

Thanks