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Prohibition on activity significantly harming other users

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The 'significantly harms' threshold means minor or incidental harm to other users is not addressed by this prohibition, but conduct rising to a significant level of harm is expressly banned.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are prohibited from engaging in activity that significantly harms other users.

How other platforms handle this

Upwork Medium

You also can't use our site to recruit freelancers or clients to join another agency, website or company, unless you pay us a fee to do so.

Snapchat Ads Medium

Ads should not encourage or enlist participation in dangerous or harmful activities. For example, ads should not encourage Snapping while driving.

McDonald's Medium

Please take steps to secure your access credentials such as login name and password, and do not share them with anyone.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You must not engage in activity that significantly harms other users.

— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub 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-060844
Document ID
CA-D-00790
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/acceptable-use-policies/github-acceptable-use-policies
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Content hash (SHA-256)
4cb1cc8f63e15186f39023d0124a0552f90d900ee77625b9086bf67218c19c3e
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:06 UTC
Methodology
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Acceptable Use Policies
Record ID: CA-P-060844
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:06:09 UTC
SHA-256: 4cb1cc8f63e15186…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-acceptable-use-policies/provision/CA-P-060844/prohibition-on-activity-significantly-harming-other-users/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Acceptable use

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Prohibition on activity significantly harming other users clause do?

The 'significantly harms' threshold means minor or incidental harm to other users is not addressed by this prohibition, but conduct rising to a significant level of harm is expressly banned.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are prohibited from engaging in activity that significantly harms other users.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 281 platforms. See the full comparison.

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