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Sourceforge.net, a common place for developers to share their code, forces their users to accept new terms and conditions without any other alternative. The only button to press is "I agree".^{[citation needed]} There is no way to refuse the new terms and conditions. There is also no way for a user to delete their account without accepting the new conditions.^{[citation needed]} A link to those terms and conditions is available and shows content that amounts to an equivalent of 54 pages in format A4.

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Incident

Denying users to disagree or refuse terms and conditions may be illegal in Europe, according to GDPR. The company has been contacted. The incident will be updated accordingly once their response has been received.

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SourceForge.net has yet to respond to inquires.

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