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Advertising must not be primary content focus

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How other platforms handle this

Minecraft Medium

You add enough of your own unique content to the video or stream to make it reasonable for you to make money through someone watching it

RunPod Medium

Your Content does not involve commercial activities and/or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, or pyramid schemes without Runpod's prior written consent.

Kick Medium

you agree that Company may run Platform Advertisements on or around your User Content (including within streams) and that Company is not responsible for any conflict between Platform Advertisements and your own third party sponsorships...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the primary focus of the Content posted in or through your Account to the Service should not be advertising or promotional marketing.

— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Acceptable Use Policies

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Entity
GitHub
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060838
Document ID
CA-D-00790
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
4cb1cc8f63e15186f39023d0124a0552f90d900ee77625b9086bf67218c19c3e
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Record ID: CA-P-060838
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:06:09 UTC
SHA-256: 4cb1cc8f63e15186…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-acceptable-use-policies/provision/CA-P-060838/advertising-must-not-be-primary-content-focus/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Advertising must not be primary content focus clause do?

The clause states: “the primary focus of the Content posted in or through your Account to the Service should not be advertising or promotional marketing.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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