List of websites with country access restrictions

This is a list of websites with country access restrictions.

Alexa RankWebsiteCategoryPrimary languageAffected countriesNotes
?Google CodeSource code repositoryEnglishCuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria,[1] Crimea Republic
166SourceForgeSource code repositoryEnglishCuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria,[2] Crimea Republic[3]After an angry reaction from the community, the restrictions were relaxed so that individual projects could indicate whether or not their software should be blocked.[4]
1947CourseraOnline educationEnglishCuba and Iran[5][6]Some courses may be available for Iranians in the future.[7]

Reactions

Notepad++ project moved its website outside the United States after SourceForge started to apply access restrictions.[8]

In 2009, Juventud Rebelde criticised Microsoft for blocking MSN Messenger in Cuba.[9]

In 2014, edX MOOC platform published a statement saying "we have never blocked students from receiving education on the edX platform because of where they live".[10]

References

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