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GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

The Register · last updated

Letting Copilot alter others’ PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product manager

Microsoft has done a 180. Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot’s ability to stick ads — what it calls “tips” — into any pull request that invokes its name. …

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