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

5 months ago by mesa to c/programming

A developer caught Copilot adding promotional "tips" to code descriptions, highlighting a messy new era of AI slop.
panda_abyss 99 points 5 months ago

This is fucking hilarious.

It rewrites the description so unless you view the in app edit history it looks like you are endorsing this ad!

Who the fuck shipped this lol

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LurkingLuddite 51 points 5 months ago

Microslop

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Ephera 8 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I might block a contributor on sight, if they post something like that.

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Breezy 85 points 5 months ago

I really wish more FOSS projects would move off of GitHub. It feels wrong just having an account just so I can contribute. Hopefully horrible "features" like this encourages others to migrate.

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mesamunefire 26 points 5 months ago

I have a library that has over 2 Million downloads in pip. How do you switch from github to codeberg (or any other git)? I just dont want to break things for everyone :)

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hades 50 points 5 months ago

You can start by moving your development workflows (pull requests, issue tracking, etc.) to something like codeberg. You can continue publishing your PyPI package from Github by just pushing your code from codeberg to Github.

Eventually you can also move the publishing pipeline over as well. I don’t know how complicated your library is, of course, but in simplest cases it’s a matter of rewriting a config file in a slightly different way.

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uuj8za 26 points 5 months ago

I mean, if Zig and Guix can do it. It's possible.

I'm in a similar boat. So far:

  • I started mirroring GitHub to Codeberg
  • I added CI to Codeberg

Next I gotta update the readme on GitHub telling everyone that I'm going to move to Codeberg. I'll let that sit for a few months.

Also, I gotta update consumers like homebrew to consume from Codeberg instead.

I was gonna close/merge any open PRs on GitHub.

Issues, I'm not totally sure about. I thought I read there was a way to migrate those. Although, I'm kiiinda ok with starting fresh........ not totally sure this part needs more thought.

Once the Codeberg repo is ready, I'll make the GitHub repo read-only, with the readme pointing to Codeberg.

Way, way, way down the line, I'd consider deleting the GitHub repo (and finally my account).

I'm OK with breaking things. I'm gonna try my hardest to not break stuff, but I'm not going to let the fear of breaking stuff prevent me from getting on ShitHub by Macroslop.

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mesamunefire 3 points 5 months ago

How did you get the CI working in codeberg? last time I checked, you had to get permission to do so(?). I would love to switch when I have time.

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uuj8za 10 points 5 months ago

You do have to ask for permission. https://docs.codeberg.org/ci/

Asking permission involves creating an issue on the Codeberg-e.V./requests repo: https://codeberg.org/...

Here's an example issue asking permission for CI: https://codeberg.org/...

They get back to you fairly quickly. I think the main thing they check for is if your project is FOSS. They don't seem very strict otherwise.

After you get permission, you can go to https://ci.codeberg.org/login to access CI.

You'll also need to create a .woodpecker folder in your repo.

Woodpecker docs are here: https://woodpecker-ci.org/docs/usage/intro

# .woodpecker/my-first-workflow.yaml  
when:  
  - event: push  
    branch: main  

steps:  
  - name: build  
    image: debian  
    commands:  
      - echo "This is the build step"  
      - echo "binary-data-123" > executable  
  - name: a-test-step  
    image: golang:1.16  
    commands:  
      - echo "Testing ..."  
      - ./executable  
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SpikesOtherDog 7 points 5 months ago

I think you would clone the repo and continue with codeberg. Announce wherever you can, and continue any new work at the new repo.

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markz 15 points 5 months ago

The worse it gets, the faster the migration rate becomes.

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terabyterex 2 points 5 months ago

explain how you contribute with out an account? is there a hosting service that lets you do that?

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Ephera 15 points 5 months ago

In case, you're not aware, you can also e-mail the dev. You can code up your commits as normal and then use e.g. git format-patch -3 to put the last 3 commits into patch files. You can then attach those files to an e-mail and the dev can apply those patches with git am.

It takes a bit of playing around, but it's actually really easy.
The Linux kernel, one of the most complex projects on the planet, develops like this.

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Flipper 3 points 5 months ago

Sourcehut duports git-email.

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Breezy 2 points 5 months ago

I currently have a GitHub account in order to contribute to projects hosted on GitHub, because I don't think there is currently a way possible to do thinks like open up an issue without an account.

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Kissaki 69 points 5 months ago

March 30, 2026 @ 10:45 AM EST: Martin Woodward, Vice President of Developer Relations at GitHub, confimed that Copilot was injecting product tips into pull requests but that the feature has been disabled following feedback.

They posted an update to the article about this recent update. After feedback, they decided to disable this feature.

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TachyonTele 45 points 5 months ago

It'll be back. They'll just wait a little longer to fully implement it.

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urushitan 22 points 5 months ago

Eventually it will be This feature can only be disabled on Enterprise or Pro+ plans

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curbstickle 8 points 5 months ago

Thats a bingo

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supersquirrel 67 points 5 months ago

Yeah, this was always the next obvious booster stage on the Slop Rocket.

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abbadon420 40 points 5 months ago

Makes it easier to recognize the slop

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Kissaki 29 points 5 months ago

Not even labeled as an ad/sponsored content/influenced "tip"/suggestion.

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uuj8za 28 points 5 months ago

takes deep breath

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Just switch to Codeberg already.

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SleeplessCityLights 22 points 5 months ago

They were successful because of VC funding, we were doomed from the start. VCs want one thing and one thing only, to back a Unicorn. Nothing else matters to them.

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LowtierComputer 6 points 5 months ago

Aren't they owned by Microslop?

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SleeplessCityLights 11 points 5 months ago

Yes, it was a Unicorn that Microslop bought.

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hperrin 20 points 5 months ago

I’m in the process of switching to my own Forgejo instance. It’s been pretty easy so far.

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mesamunefire 7 points 5 months ago

Yeah I like it quite a bit.

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JoeKrogan 10 points 5 months ago

Next will be weaponized ads.

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snooggums 11 points 5 months ago

These are weaponized ads.

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Marshezezz 5 points 5 months ago
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Natanael 6 points 5 months ago

Drink a verification can

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wonderingwanderer 8 points 5 months ago

Tha fuq?

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kehet 5 points 5 months ago

Isn't this what claude also does?

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some_designer_dude 1 point 5 months ago

I haven’t seen Claude do this?

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