Security News > 2022 > April > GitHub suspends accounts of Russian devs at sanctioned companies
Russian software developers are reporting that their GitHub accounts are being suspended without warning if they work for or previously worked for companies under US sanctions.
The GitHub accounts of Sberbank Technology, Sberbank AI Lab, and the Alfa Bank Laboratory had their code repositories initially disabled and are now removed from the platform.
Suspending the private accounts of dozens of individuals that host no content connected to any sanctioned entities is quite surprising.
Personal accounts suspended on GitHub have their content wiped while all repositories become immediately out of reach, and the same applies to issues and pull requests.
This appeal form requires the individual to certify that they do not use their GitHub account on behalf of a sanctioned entity.
Like any company that does business in the U.S., GitHub may have to restrict users and customers identified as Specially Designated Nationals or other denied or blocked parties under U.S. and other applicable sanctions laws, or that may be using GitHub on behalf of blocked parties.