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On what basis is GitHub obligated to provide them service?

If GH is preventing OP from performing their job for their employer, they could possibly be accused of tortious interference, since they are preventing a legal contract between other parties.

Except that the contract already covers misuse and other rules with suspension as a result. But nobody reads the rules, and instead complain when they are applied to them.

Inversely, it would be interesting to see what the result is if the ban was not following the contract and terms of use but just the choice of an individual moderator. I don't know how much wiggle room they have to make such choices.

I'm talking about the contract between OP and their employer - that's the contract that it could be argued Github is interfering with.

I'm not even remotely close to a lawyer, so I may be completely off.

Unfortunately I’m in Brazil, GitHub does not operate in Brazil.

I’m thinking of suing a distributor or the local Microsoft subsidiary.

Suing on what base? It doesn't make any sense.

I knew it! I wonder what the hell you said that they are doubling down on it. Well without shaming you on your mistake, I will try to discuss your matter with some law specialists here.

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