Coding lifeline: GitHub reopens to Syria
Syrian coders, long stymied by sanctions, are gradually regaining access to the tools needed to power the country’s digital economy.
Welcome back to Al-Monitor FutureVerse.
Coming soon to an app store near you: more Syrian-made software. This week, we explore how the unblocking of GitHub — an online hub for software developers — provides coders in Syria with a crucial tool to help grow the country’s nascent digital economy amid sanctions relief. We also examine regional internet disruptions, a crackdown on illegal sports streaming and other developments.
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