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Things Nat Friedman could have done, but didn't, while CEO of GitHub: stop the use of GitHub Enterprise in organizations that operate concentration camps.

https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/m7jpgy/open-source-commu...

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Hate to see this downvoted, and glad it got vouched. This is my number one gripe with GitHub and is frequently dismissed as a conspiracy when it is very real. GitHub does nothing because nobody cares, and that's a sad state of affairs.

People can care and not think that version control software providers should start to denying service to governmental agencies.

This is a motte and bailey response. You're right, governmental agencies shouldn't be denied service by Github. I don't think anyone here is denying that statement as is. However, the business ICE conducts, the actions they take against other humans, and the vile, insideous content they post in private facebook groups about it, are something most people would have a problem with if they were aware of it.

and the worst part is that’s probably not even what they fired him for.

There is no way they fired him. He is leaving by his own choice.

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