[seestem]

I think this is about proving a point. The point being "code is free speech" and to not let GitHub / Microsoft slide and set a precedent that takes us back 30 years.

[mimon]

Whether code is protected speech or not is utterly irrelevant. Microsoft is not the US Government and has no free speech obligations to anyone.

There are already many forms of protected speech that are banned from GitHub, this is not proving anything.

[feet]

Just like any other platform, Microsoft is a private entity and is not required to provide a platform for people they don't agree with.

Anyone is free to host their own repos on their own servers

[protonbob]

Just because someone is a private entity and they are not required to host something doesn't mean that they shouldn't be a good example.

[feet]

Businesses will act in their best interest to protect their profits. That's the base of capitalism.

If we don't like that we need to enact regulations