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Discussion on: If You Don't Know, Now You Know - GitHub Is Restricting Access For Users From Iran And A Few Other Embargoed Countries

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Mohammadjavad Raadi

Thanks. Apparently repos made by restricted users isn't making it on the trending list.

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Gerasimos (Makis) Maropoulos • Edited

My pleasure. About the trending list, it's not only that. I think that the algorithm for the trending repos has been changed, without any update from Github, a week ago I sent them an e-mail to explain what is changed to the community, never got a reply about it.

How I know it? Repositories with 5-10 stars are shown in the list and some of my own repos with 20-30 per day don't. The order of listing is also changed, it doesn't order by the highest to lowest number of stars anymore.

I don't know whats happened after the microsoft's acquisition and I am not even a guy who ever hated Microsoft.

Αnd now I hear this about users got ban because of a country they are living on. I am really disappointed and angry in the same time.

PR link updated, sorry for the mistake @mjraadi.

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Mohammadjavad Raadi

I appreciate the support. BTW, it's not based on where you live, it's been confirmed that it's soely based on your nationality.

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Julian Garamendy

And how do they determine your nationality!?
(I don't think I've stated mine.)

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Mohammadjavad Raadi

I'm very interested to know how too.