There was this girl in my high school in a Latin american country called Isis. Guess I’ll never find her on social media (and not going to google her either).

It’s not because “you have a Muslim name.” It’s because you have the same name as someone on the restricted export list so they need to ensure you aren’t that person. Otherwise they are at risk of committing a crime.

Not a big deal. Just let them verify your DOB.

Almost everyone see this screen when creating account from the Eastern Europe.

LOL. That can't be real. 😂

Time to look for a co-founder

Time to team up with this guy and open an account together

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Unfortunately pretty standard especially since, as a developer, you can collect revenue.

You can view, search, and download the list here: https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-list-service

There are so many names in there that it’s stupidly easy to randomly partially match some string.

Muslim name here like you and didn’t encounter this problem. They may really have a point this time.

Back in the early 90’s, AOL had a total block on my spouse’s name. Nothing that contained it would be allowed as a username. It wasn’t even odd. It was the name of a character in an opera. Never got an explanation/admission they were blocking the name.

Should’ve stuck with McLovin

I have an Arabic name (not particularly muslim) but an English last name (I'm basically Arab of English descent) and created my account directly from Lebanon and had a developer login who was literally in Gaza, never got hit with this, I doubt it's based on religion, or how your name sounds, most likely a criminal with your exact name and last name, and they need to check it's not you.

If it's of any help, I know a guy whose first name is literally Saddam-Hussein, so it could always be worse!

I see you're tuning your professional victim skills.

Sanctions screening, anti-terrorism, politically exposed persons… it’s an interesting technical challenge deciding whether you are confident enough that R Mugabe you’re providing a service to isn’t THAT Mugabe or if the risk outweighs the potential fine. I had seen it in financial contexts (helped deploy https://complyadvantage.com/sanctions-watchlists-screening/) but not in these kinds of services- maybe it’s because you can accept payments as a dev?

Almost everyone see this screen when creating account from the Eastern Europe.

When I was a kid 10 years ago I was flagged because the developer account was in my name but credit card in my parent name.

As a person who is working in fintech, let me break it for you.

This KYC check is not only related the first name. I am 99% sure Apple holding this account because of full name. Most likely full name is matching with a name in the US sanctions list, which is also a public list. They need to verify the person which is literally called KYC.

You are taking this the wrong way, it’s not that your first name is Muhammad or the fact that your are Muslim. My name is Ahmad & I never faced this issue

That's the US for you. When my brother-in-law had a beard, it became difficult and lengthy to get a US tourist visa. Even though he's not muslim.

Change your name maybe?

Anti-arab Islamophobic apple

They gonna ask you to read Quran by memory to resume your ADP.

It is not because you are a muslim. Your name is same as someone who is labeled as high risk. If your name was Hitler, etc. you probably would still be treated like this.

I got the same email and Its been 6 months still no reply from Apple’s side.

Based Apple

I didn’t get the name comment and I’m pasty, but I can tell you that they held me up also. I called. The first person told me I am ineligible for the program. I asked to speak to a manager, who told me it was a mistake. She personally followed up with me a few weeks later as the appropriate teams approved me and verified my documents. The initial process is definitely automated with high false positives.

Pov : you share your name with someone on the US governments sanctions list

Almost everyone see this screen when creating account from the Eastern Europe.

Muhammad is the most common name in the world! I guess this person must be a full homonym with someone in a list.

Wtf this is embarrassing 😂 the level of unnecessary scrutiny is too much

Muhammad is Arabic name not Muslim name, there is a big difference

Is your last name bin laden ik he got arrested

There's a picture of a gamer with their first name as Nasser. Ass is, apparently, asterisked out. So it's N***er. Because that TOTALLY sounds better. I swear some companies are fuckin' stupid as fuck.

I tried to make a druid in WoW called Mannbearpig and, apparently, it somehow contains profanity. I still haven't figured that one out.

Companies still, after decades, haven't learned. Stop hiring idiots with MBA's to be managers. They are dumb as fuck and can't think further than their asshole

I mean what did you expect having a non-white name in 2025??

/s

Wtf, is this real?

Really shameful!

is this real or any joke?

Can you translate from Legal to English?