AI Wants You To Know Who Is Boss: GitHub Automod Bans Its Own Maker
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Chris Wanstrath, co-founder of GitHub, was banned from the platform he created and mentioned moving his code to competitor BitBucket. GitHub COO Kyle Daigle quickly unbanned Wanstrath and suggested an issue with the platform’s automation systems. This move raised questions about the platform’s trust and safety among users. This surprising development came at a time when GitHub is widely used for coding and version control. There are several user reports of accounts being banned for no apparent reason, so this incident is not isolated. Despite Wanstrath’s account being restored quickly, users questioned if the same action would have been taken for a regular member. Others expressed that this incident made them less likely to trust GitHub. The incident has raised questions among the tech community about the transparency and fairness of GitHub’s account banning policies.
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