[atmosx]

> How is Coursera identifying students in sanctioned countries?

"Coursera has implemented an IP address block that prevents users in sanctioned countries from logging into a Coursera account. When attempting to sign in, these users will see a message explaining that we cannot allow them to access the site due to U.S. export control restrictions. In rare instances, students with IP addresses bordering on but not geopolitically within the bounds of these countries will be affected. Our engineers are working to mitigate this issue while pursuing a broader solution to the restrictions."

Translation, the USA gov is acting kinda stupid, we can't help it. Use a proxy and you're fine.

NOTE: A link to TOR would be nice :-)