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GitHub said government takedown requests rose to 708 in the first half of 2026, compared with 98 requests throughout 2025, explaining that the increase reflects a change in monitoring methodology rather than a comparable rise in removals. The company outlines the impact of U.S. legislation concerning AI content transparency and age verification on code repositories and open-source infrastructure.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation believes that Meta’s settlement over minors’ use of Instagram and Facebook could restrict young people’s ability to organize and participate in public life, while age-verification systems increase the risks of privacy violations and exclusion.