What’s next for the EU copyright proposal?
EU Parliament voted last week on the Copyright Directive. Find out what they decided, how this affects software, and what you can do next.
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Abby Vollmer
I'm GitHub's Director of Platform Policy and Counsel, building and guiding implementation of GitHub’s approach to content moderation. My work focuses on developing GitHub’s policy positions, providing legal support on content policy development and enforcement, and engaging with policymakers to support policy outcomes that empower developers and shape the future of software.
How developers can defend open source from the EU copyright proposal
Recap of our event with HackerOne, Wikimedia, Reddit, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), about the effects of the EU copyright proposal and what exactly the EU Parliament will vote on this Wednesday.
Shape the debate on the EU copyright proposal
Get an update on the negotiations, and learn how you can help MEPs understand why and how to protect software development.
GitHub anti-bribery and events policies now open source
Four new policies related to bribery and events are now available open source.
Net neutrality news from India and the US, and how developers can help
We recap efforts to improve protections for an open internet in the US and India, and we'll revisit a resource for developers who want to help policymakers understand the need to save net neutrality.
Learning from EFF’s report on censorship and online platforms
This year's report from the EFF focuses on government takedown requests and how companies protect their users from unwarranted censorship.
GitHub and the United Nations free expression expert’s content moderation report
How GitHub's content moderation practices compare to the report's recommendations.
GitHub collaborates on how to promote human rights at RightsCon
How GitHub integrates human rights in its policy work.
GitHub contributes to UN free speech expert’s report on content moderation
How GitHub promotes human rights in its approach to takedown requests and other aspects of content moderation
GitHub open sources its Statement Against Modern Slavery and Child Labor
We're open-sourcing our anti-slavery and anti-child-labor statement and will discuss it at RightsCon.
EU policymakers respond to developers on upload filters
follow-up to earlier call to action to developers on EU copyright proposal
EU wants to require platforms to filter uploaded content (including code)
$ git push ... remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects. remote: error: GH013: Your push could infringe someone's copyright. remote: If you believe this is a…