--- title: "Meta restricted access from Ukrainian IPs to the Muse Code AI agent: the tool works only via VPN" description: "Meta restricted access from Ukrainian IPs to the Muse Code AI agent and the Muse Spark models. According to the developer, the tool works only via VPN, and after a series of requests his account was blocked." date: 2026-09-18T08:14:08.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/meta-restricted-ukrainian-ip-access-to-muse-code tags: [meta, ai, muse-code, ukraine, geo-block, vpn, developer-tools] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Meta restricted access from Ukrainian IPs to the Muse Code AI agent: the tool works only via VPN ![Blue infinity symbol — logo of Meta's Muse Code AI agent, now restricted for Ukrainian IP addresses](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/19/meta-blokirovala-dostup-ukrainca-k-muse-code/meta-blokirovala-dostup-ukrainca-k-muse-code-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - According to ARCHON founder Yar Birzul, Muse Code and Muse Spark 1.3 are unavailable from Ukrainian IPs and work only via VPN. - Meta's official Geographic Use Policy limits the block to occupied territories, but in practice the filters likely cover all of Ukraine. - After requests to Meta about the reasons for the geoblock, the developer's account was blocked; the company has issued no official comments. Ukrainian developer Yar Birzul, founder of the company ARCHON, reported that Meta has effectively blocked access from Ukrainian IP addresses to its new programming AI agent Muse Code and the flagship Muse Spark 1.3 models. According to him, the tool cannot currently be used directly from a Ukrainian IP address in the command line, whereas after connecting through a VPN with servers in the US, Europe, or Asia, the system works without any issues. As a result, in practice the service is available to Ukrainian specialists only via VPN or third-party intermediaries. ### How the block manifests According to the developer's account, when attempting to use Muse Code from a Ukrainian address, the system constantly demands re-authentication, which cannot be completed through Meta's official developer portal. This makes launching the agent directly from the command line impossible. At the same time, switching to a foreign IP address via VPN fully resolves the problem: the tool starts up and works normally. The difference in the system's behavior on Ukrainian versus foreign IPs, in Birzul's assessment, points to a geoblock at the level of Meta's infrastructure, rather than an authentication failure.### Meta's official policy Under Meta's official rules (Geographic Use Policy), restrictions on using its services are supposed to apply only to temporarily occupied territories — Crimea, Donbas, and Luhansk region. According to the company's statement, it is these regions that fall under the geographic restrictions. However, in practice, as the Ukrainian developer claims, the sanctions filters may have been extended to the entire territory of Ukraine, which goes beyond the officially declared policy and affects the Kyiv-controlled regions. ### Contradictory data There is a direct discrepancy here between the stated policy and the observed behavior of the system. On the one hand, Meta's Geographic Use Policy limits the block to temporarily occupied territories. On the other hand, the user's actual experience shows that access is closed for Ukrainian IPs in general, not just for occupied zones. An additional inconsistency concerns the model versions: recent materials mention Muse Spark 1.3, whereas the company's earlier reviews described the release of Muse Spark 1.1. This may reflect a phased update of the product line, but the exact chronology of versions cannot be confirmed without a comment from Meta itself. ### Developer's reaction and the company's position After the Ukrainian developer sent Meta a series of requests asking it to clarify the reasons for the geoblock and restore access in the Ukraine-controlled territories, his account was, according to him, blocked. As of the time of publication, no official responses or public comments from Meta representatives had been received. Thus, the incident remains documented from the side of a single user and Ukrainian media, while the tech giant's position on the scale of the restrictions and the account block has not been publicly commented on. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [A blow to Ukrainian IT specialists: Meta blocked access to a new AI](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/udar-ukrayinskih-aytivtsyah-meta-zablokuvala-1789715937.html) - Украинское издание фиксирует ограничение доступа к новому ИИ-инструменту Meta для украинских специалистов; совпадает с описанием разработчика. - [Meta released its own Muse Code AI agent for programming on macOS and Linux](https://3dnews.ru/1146345/meta-vipustila-sobstvennogo-iiagenta-muse-code-dlya-programmirovaniya-na-macos-i-linux) - Подтверждает существование и назначение Muse Code как ИИ-агента для программирования на macOS и Linux. - [Meta unveiled the Muse Spark 1.1 AI model — it can find complex bugs in code and work with agents](https://3dnews.ru/1144870/meta-predstavila-iimodel-muse-spark-11-onaumeet-iskat-slognie-oshibki-v-kode-i-rabotaet-s-agentami) - Подтверждает существование и назначение Muse Code как ИИ-агента для программирования на macOS и Linux. - [Meta launches Muse Spark: a new attempt to catch up with rivals in the AI race](https://zn.ua/TECHNOLOGIES/meta-zapuskaet-muse-spark-novaja-popytka-dohnat-konkurentov-v-ii-honke.html) - Контекст запуска линейки Muse Spark в рамках конкуренции в ИИ; не содержит данных о геоблоке. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly did Meta restrict for Ukrainian users? **A:** According to ARCHON founder Yar Birzul, it is impossible to directly use the Muse Code AI agent in the command line and the flagship Muse Spark 1.3 models from Ukrainian IP addresses; the system demands re-authentication, which cannot be completed. Through a VPN with foreign servers, the tool works normally. ### Q: Why does this contradict Meta's official policy? **A:** In its Geographic Use Policy, Meta states that the restrictions apply only to temporarily occupied territories (Crimea, Donbas, Luhansk region). In practice, in the developer's assessment, the filters extend to the entire territory of Ukraine, including the Kyiv-controlled regions. ### Q: Did Meta comment on the incident? **A:** As of the time of publication, no official responses or public comments from Meta representatives had been received. Meanwhile, according to the developer, after a series of requests about the reasons for the geoblock, his account was blocked.