[HN Gopher] GitHub bans organizations without warning or explana...
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       GitHub bans organizations without warning or explanation
        
       All organizations on my account have now been hidden from public
       view with no explanation, no response from Github after over a week
       and a massive red banner on every page I visit that says "Several
       of your organizations have been flagged. Because of that, these
       organizations are hidden from the public. If you believe this is a
       mistake, please contact support to have your organizations'
       statuses reviewed."  It doesn't even state which organizations are
       problematic and why.  What is this shit Github? Have other people
       encountered this? I have literally no controversial organizations
       on my profile.
       https://x.com/RyanSchachte/status/1757417511451259350?s=20
        
       Author : siamese_puff
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2024-02-18 19:11 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
       | photoGrant wrote:
       | They did the same accidentally to the co-founder
       | 
       | https://twitter.com/defunkt/status/1754610843361362360
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       | Once I'd seen that, I doubled down on my self hosted GitLab and
       | never looked back. GitHub can be a mirror for public good, but
       | it's no castle I want to be a prisoner of.
        
         | siamese_puff wrote:
         | I definitely plan on migrating. Absolutely ridiculous
        
         | YetAnotherNick wrote:
         | Wow, I really hate the github's response here. They admitted
         | that it shouldn't have been banned but provided no explanation.
         | Mistakes do happen but being not open about it removes any
         | benefit of doubt and portrays fucking up is normal part of
         | operation for them.
        
       | lakomen wrote:
       | I had that happen as well a few years ago.
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       | Running my own gitea server since then but I heard there was some
       | drama around it so it got forked to forgejo.
       | 
       | Gitlab was just too unfriendly when I wanted some help and wanted
       | too many resources vs gogs at that time.
       | 
       | Because too many are on github it's too big to fail and if you
       | want to report a big you need an account there. I wish I could go
       | completely without it.
        
       | superkuh wrote:
       | This is typical microsoft behavior. They're too big to care.
       | Their policies are designed around avoiding bad press that could
       | impact their bottom line, not making things work for human
       | persons. It was inevitable ever since github sold out.
        
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