Finally I got an email which states the exact same reason for blocking my access to Wavlake!
Mohammad Rafigh's avatar Mohammad Rafigh
It's going to be great! Now my account is disabled in #Wavlake without any notice because they found out that I'm an Iranian artist! So, I cannot use Wavlake anymore! They don't even bother to answer me! Is this how Bitcoin and Nostr should work? How could this lead to freedom?! View quoted note →
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Here is the email: "Mohammad, Unfortunately, yes, that’s the issue. We’re currently unable to service accounts in Iran. Will let you know if anything changes in the future. Apologies for any confusion."
The problem is, is it reasonable? If you read OFAC explanation of sanctions on Iran, you won't find anything that prohibits streaming services to provide services to Iranian, even some sort of services like social media services are allowed. SoundCloud, Youtube, Apple Music all provide services to Iranian accounts. Yes they are blocked in Iran but there is no restriction on their side.
I don’t know. To me it’s more acceptable now when I know it’s stated in the terms, guess it’s some kind of legal issue. Would be nice if Wavlake could clear things out. It’s sad because I liked your sound 🙁 Hope you’ll find other ways to put your music out to the world!