Copilot is now injecting ads into GitHub pull requests. It's a disaster.

A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.
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GitHub Copilot Injected Ads Into 1.5 Million Pull Requests

GitHub Copilot has injected promotional messages into over 1.5 million pull requests, prompting GitHub to disable the feature ...

'This is horrific': GitHub kills Copilot pull-request ads after user backlash

Developers were (understandably) furious with Copilot and other ads appearing in their pull requests – now GitHub has ...
Technobezz

GitHub removes Copilot promotional messages from 1.5 million code reviews

GitHub's AI assistant inserted unauthorized promotional content into millions of code reviews before being disabled after ...

GitHub pulls Copilot "feature" after it added advertising to more than 11,000 pull requests

"Quickly spin up Copilot coding agents from anywhere on your macOS or Windows machine with Raycast," the note said, ...
Techzine Europe

GitHub removes Copilot messages from pull requests

GitHub has rolled back a controversial feature in Copilot. This came after developers voiced widespread criticism of unwanted ...
Techzine Europe

Major phishing campaign on GitHub using fake security alerts

A large-scale phishing campaign is currently targeting developers via GitHub. Attackers are exploiting the Discussions feature to spread fake security ...

GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

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 ...