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Money. Isn't it obvious? Github was facing a legitimate financial threat, and Facebook probably isn't.

Facebook will suffer no real consequences, and everyone will forget about their newfound moral position that censorship is for the greater good of society and continue to use Facebook.



Volume of requests and nuance of content also plays much more into Facebook's process than it would Github, at least on the former.




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