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Shaping laws, regulations, norms, and standard practices—policies—to promote the interests of developers and good social outcomes from the software revolution.

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  1. Retweeted
    20 hours ago

    Proud that GitHub is leading the way on internet freedom for Iranian developers, and we will continue our advocacy for others in sanctioned areas around the world.

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  2. 23 hours ago

    Second job alert! We’re hiring a SWE: a technical advisor/investigator and developer supporting our policy, legal, and trust & safety work. SF or remote:

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  3. 23 hours ago

    Come work with us as a Platform Policy Analyst: a policy wonk passionate about content moderation and fighting for platform regulations that protect developers. SF or remote:

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  4. Mar 18

    You might have seen 'source available' licenses in the news lately. We dig into the trend and what developers should know:

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  5. Mar 17

    GitHub condemns ongoing acts of hate, violence, and racism against the AAPI and Asian community globally. There is no place here—or anywhere—for anti-Asian violence and hate. Visit to report an incident and to act now to stop hate.

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  6. Mar 15

    Software is more secure when developers face less FUD. We’ve told to support a clear security exemption in the 1201 rulemaking. More here:

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  7. Mar 5

    Open source and open innovation fuel economic prosperity around the world. Check out the latest from in :

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  8. Mar 3

    Reminder: one week left to provide comments to on DMCA 1201 exemptions. Check out our primer on developer-focused issues here:

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  9. Feb 26

    GitHub applauds yesterday's vote for the Equality Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. We support protecting people of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions from discrimination.

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    Feb 25

    NEW POST: "USG Embraces Open Source 5G" (internal rhyme intended) National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Notice of Inquiry for a 5G Challenge. Big step forward to build 5G but few ppl noticed. Thread👇0/7

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  11. Feb 25

    Check out our latest transparency report: a by-the-numbers look at how GitHub handles requests for user info and content removal--plus new sections on trade controls and other appeals.

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  12. Feb 24

    Check out our recorded session about using GitHub data on Al jobs and skills here:

    How can data about projects on inform policy discourse on AI in Work, Innovation, Productivity and Skills? Join us for this conference on Feb 1 to explore:
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  13. Feb 23

    Open source collaboration can help alleviate geopolitical tensions in key areas of tech development. Our advice to the US on their proposed 5G innovation challenge offers an example of how:

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  14. Feb 3

    GitHub is committed to shaping public policies that support developers around the globe. Check out our highlights from 2020!

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  15. Jan 28

    گیت‌هاب متعهد به جامعه جهانی توسعه‌دهندگان نرم‌افزار می‌باشد. با دریافت مجوز لازم از دولت ایالات متحده، اکنون گیت‌هاب کلیه خدمات برای اشخاص و سازمان‌ها، اعم از خصوصی و عمومی، رایگان و غیر رایگان را به کاربرا‌ن خود در ایران ارائه میدهد.

    After more than two years of work, we have secured a license from the U.S. government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, private and public, free and paid.
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  16. Jan 28

    至始至终 GitHub 都致力于为我们全球开发者社区服务。我们已经取得了美国政府颁发的许可证，并向伊朗的开发者提供 GitHub 服务。这其中包括面向个人和组织的所有服务，以及私人和公共的免费与付费服务。

    After more than two years of work, we have secured a license from the U.S. government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, private and public, free and paid.
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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 27

    We're continuing to remove cookies and trackers wherever we can. We just eliminated all non-essential cookies from all npm websites. 🥳

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  18. Jan 27

    How can data about projects on inform policy discourse on AI in Work, Innovation, Productivity and Skills? Join us for this conference on Feb 1 to explore:

    Don't miss the discussion on using on jobs & skills + our demonstration of new interactive datasets at the conference on in work, innovation, productivity & skills. 📌 Programme & registration 👉
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  19. Jan 17

    We found significant errors of judgment and procedure in a recent employee separation. We have reversed the separation, and our head of HR has taken personal accountability and resigned from GitHub. We apologize sincerely to the employee.

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    Jan 5

    After more than two years of work, we have secured a license from the U.S. government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, private and public, free and paid.

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