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Using GitHub is a privilege, not a right

You should do your business elsewhere if you don't agree with GitHub TOS



I am not talking about the current situation. I am saying that it should not be legal for companies to refuse to server a customer without giving a clear reason why they do so. Unless you think it would be fine, for example, for corporations to refuse serving minorities citing their TOS?


If it's not a right, does that mean GitHub could ban every black user if they wanted to? I doubt it. Could they ban every Russian (or people of specific nationality in general)? Can they ban everybody sharing an idea?

I'm really curious where the line is drawn.


They can in the current state of the Wild West that is the WWW, and also in the payment processing networks, and it's wrong.


Yes they can. What’s your point




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