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Recommendation to Use Filtering Features

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GitHub strongly recommends that you have reasonable policies and practices in place designed to prevent the use of a Suggestion in a way that may violate the rights of others. This includes...using the filtering features...

Excerpt from GitHub's Copilot Product Terms

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Provision details

Document information
Document
GitHub Copilot Product Terms
Entity
GitHub
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065365
Document ID
CA-D-00776
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
84c17d24d27ade5447d26fe46e6147312edfe991c45fa6a641e9ab5d665ed29c
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: GitHub
Document: GitHub Copilot Product Terms
Record ID: CA-P-065365
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:12:12 UTC
SHA-256: 84c17d24d27ade54…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/github/github-copilot-product-terms/provision/CA-P-065365/recommendation-to-use-filtering-features/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does GitHub's Recommendation to Use Filtering Features clause do?

The clause states: “GitHub strongly recommends that you have reasonable policies and practices in place designed to prevent the use of a Suggestion in a way that may violate the rights of others. This includes...using the filtering features...”

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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