https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/github_copilot_ads_pull_requests/
https://notes.zachmanson.com/copilot-edited-an-ad-into-my-pr/
Microsoft has done a 180 : following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot’s ability to stick ads - what it calls “tips” - into any pull request that invokes its name. Australian developer Zach Manson noted on Monday that, after a coworker asked Copilot to correct a typo in one of his pull requests, he was surprised to find a message from Copilot in the PR pushing readers to adopt productivity app Raycast. …
…so if I’m understanding this right, it’s like buying a 12pack of Coca-Cola and finding out someone/thing “helpfully” exchange 1 of those cans with a Pepsi?
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