GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.

It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.

There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)

  • Tramort@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    China filters every byte of Internet traffic in and out of the country.

    It seems naive to think they can’t accomplish the same thing for a GitHub mirror.

    • Azzu@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      They’re not supposed to, it’s just about blocking them from using the software :)