Why Github is harmful: comprehensive article, Stallman’s PoV

Why Gitlab .com service is harmful: article

S/W vs. service: It must be emphasized that there are no notable privacy or ethical issues with Gitlab’s free software package. It’s quite fine to host your own Gitlab instance. If you respect privacy and have a strong ethical constitution then you would not use the gitlab.com service.

site implied endorsement (by example) site’s position & mission are inconsistent notes
de-Google-ify no no n/a
Frama no(*) no n/a
PRISM-Break uses gitlab.com yes In fact they explicitly endorse gitlab.com despite being well aware of the problems. (2nd ref)
PTIO uses github.com(*) yes Very big ad on their page saying “The complete website source code is available on GitHub. Join our developer team!” despite being aware of the issues.
Security Checklist uses github.com yes They urge visitors to join their github project.
Surveillance Self-Defense uses Github yes They neglect to condemn Github when addressing it, and in fact they say “if you’re a developer and would like to help, check us out on Github”.
Stallman no no RMS condemns Github.
Switching Software no no They lead people to Codeberg.
ThinkPrivacy yes yes, users give up control in the registration process. site withholds wrongdoing.

(*) Framasoft and PTIO both host their own Gitlab instances. Framasoft actually uses their own instance as a primary development tool. PTIO uses Github despite running a Gitlab instance. Shame on PTIO for not eating their own dog food, particularly when they’ve been informed of the long list of Github issues.

(part 1: web search engines (DDG & Qwant))

(part 2: messaging services (Signal & Keybase))