Policy

Find detailed announcements and explanations from GitHub’s internal teams regarding new regulations, compliance requirements, and policy adjustments. By providing clear and comprehensive information on these changes, we aim to help developers and organizations understand what evolving regulatory environments mean in practice.

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How GitHub protects developers from copyright enforcement overreach

Why the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Sony matters for developers and sharing updates to our Transparency Center and Acceptable Use Policies.

Q1 2025 Innovation Graph update: Bar chart races, data visualization on the rise, and key research

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the quarterly release of data for the Innovation Graph, updated through March 2025.

We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund

Open source software is critical infrastructure, but it’s underfunded. With a new feasibility study, GitHub’s developer policy team is building a coalition of policymakers and industry to close the maintenance funding gap.

Racing into 2025 with new GitHub Innovation Graph data

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the quarterly release of data for the Innovation Graph, updated through December 2024.

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Engaging with the developer community on our approach to content moderation

We share the full year 2024 data update on our Transparency Center and highlight how developers can engage with us on our site policies and content moderation.

That’s a wrap: GitHub Innovation Graph in 2024

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q2 & Q3 2024 data for the Innovation Graph.

Inside the research: How GitHub Copilot impacts the nature of work for open source maintainers

An interview with economic researchers analyzing the causal effect of GitHub Copilot on how open source maintainers work.

The nuances and challenges of moderating a code collaboration platform

Sharing the latest data update to our Transparency Center alongside a new research article on what makes moderating a code collaboration platform unique.

2024 is the biggest global election year in history. What’s at stake for developers?

GitHub is considering what is at stake for our users and platform, how we can take responsible action to support free and fair elections, and how developers contribute to resilient democratic processes.

How researchers are using GitHub Innovation Graph data to estimate the impact of ChatGPT

An interview with economic researchers who are applying causal inference techniques to analyze the effect of generative AI tools on software development activity.

Advancing responsible practices for open source AI

Outcomes from the Partnership on AI and GitHub workshop.

A policy proposal on our approach to deepfake tools and responsible AI

We’re asking for feedback on a proposed Acceptable Use Policy update to address the use of synthetic and manipulated media tools for non-consensual intimate imagery and disinformation while protecting valuable research.

Helping policymakers weigh the benefits of open source AI

GitHub enables developer collaboration on innovative software projects, and we’re committed to ensuring policymakers understand developer needs when crafting AI regulation.

Explore the seasons of software development with four full years of data

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q4 2023 data for the Innovation Graph.

Exploring an increase in circumvention claims in our transparency data

Our full year of 2023 transparency reporting data is now available and we’re taking a deep dive into how a form change caused an abrupt increase in circumvention claims.

New data and visualizations highlight the resilience of international developer collaboration

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q3 2023 data for the Innovation Graph.

GitHub Innovation Graph Q2 2023 Data Release

Discover the latest trends and insights on public software development activity on GitHub with the release of Q2 2023 data for the Innovation Graph.

Introducing the GitHub transparency center

It’s time for our biannual transparency report, where we share how we approach content moderation and disclosure of user information. This year, we’re introducing the transparency center, a new platform for our transparency reporting data.