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Prohibition on advertising in other users accounts

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms
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Mailchimp Medium

Send content created in Mailchimp through another service.

Hulu Medium

remove, modify, disable, block, obscure or otherwise impair any advertising in connection with the Services

Tinder Medium

You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)

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You may not advertise in other Users' Accounts, such as by posting monetized or excessive bulk content in issues.

Excerpt from GitHub's Acceptable Use Policies

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal
DMCA
United States Federal
DSA
European Union

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-060840
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
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Record ID: CA-P-060840
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:06:09 UTC
SHA-256: 4cb1cc8f63e15186…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-acceptable-use-policies/provision/CA-P-060840/prohibition-on-advertising-in-other-users-accounts/
Accessed: Aug. 5, 2026
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Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Prohibition on advertising in other users accounts clause do?

The clause states: “You may not advertise in other Users' Accounts, such as by posting monetized or excessive bulk content in issues.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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