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how2draw··on Octotree – Proprietary Firefox extension contains AGPL-licensed code
He may do that, but users will use the free version.

Since it is free software, many user-friendly changes are possible that tend to conflict with commercial interests. (Indeed, someone already made a post about the author's privacy policy changes, making the commercial software less valuable with zero lines of code.)

While the author may make a few bucks, that kind of thing will not pass any due diligence, so his success may be quite limited.

how2draw··on Octotree – Proprietary Firefox extension contains AGPL-licensed code
There is still the last AGPL version. The most effective retaliation is to make a fork that is much, much better than the closed version. Less drama, more work, I know.
how2draw··on YouTube-dl has received a DMCA takedown from RIAA
Here's what you can do:

1. Clone the repository. Make an insignificant change to the initial commit in order to change all commit hashes. Push to github as a new repository.

2. Create a password "protected" zip file (or smaller volumes) containing the repository. Use a password that's easily found in common wordlists. Commit it to another project and push to github.

Microsoft GitHub may be centralized, but it's not omniscient. RIAA may be a control freak, but it's not omnipotent. Let information be free for all.

how2draw··on Oculus Quest 2
So, are there any sex games or is this going to be yet another walled kindergarten like we're used to nowadays?
how2draw··on Do not Draw a Penis
You can always hide your penis so that it won't be detected. For example https://i.imgur.com/JKiNNDE.png