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The prohibition requires that the campaign be both unlawful and actively causing technical harms; content that merely relates to such campaigns without directly supporting them may not be covered by this clause.
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You are prohibited from hosting content on GitHub that directly supports unlawful active attack or malware campaigns that are causing technical harms.
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The prohibition requires that the campaign be both unlawful and actively causing technical harms; content that merely relates to such campaigns without directly supporting them may not be covered by this clause.
You are prohibited from hosting content on GitHub that directly supports unlawful active attack or malware campaigns that are causing technical harms.
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