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Just take a look at the carnage on Notepad++'s GitHub: 'Free Uyghur' release sparks spam tsunami by pro-Chinese

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Who checks?

"Although we may not always agree with those laws, we may need to block content if we receive a valid request from a government official so that our users in that jurisdiction may continue to have access to GitHub to collaborate and build software," the tech giant said in a statement to the media.

Who checks?

Random "government official" claims a law is broken. No "innocent until proven guilty". No discussion in court.

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