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  "path": "/blog/I-cant-cancel-Copilot/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://drewdevault.com",
  "textContent": "Back when Copilot first came out, I immediately disliked it. But I decided to give it a fair shake and tried to evaulate it in good faith. I wasn’t interested in paying for it, but they had a form for FOSS community members to apply for a free subscription, so I filled it out and gave it a shot. Once approved I spent 15 minutes (successfully) convincing it to write a Python script that printed out the lyrics to “All Star” verbatim, and haven’t touched it since.\n\nSince then, like clockwork I get an email every month informing me that my subscription has been automatically renewed.\n\n> Hi there,\n>\n> Thank you for renewing your free access to GitHub Copilot. Your access to GitHub Copilot will be reviewed on 2026-05-31. GitHub Copilot checks eligibility monthly per our policy. No steps are needed on your end.\n>\n> We hope you enjoy using GitHub Copilot and participating in the developer community.\n\nI’m not being charged for it and so it’s a matter of principle more than anything, but I ought to be able to turn this off. But I cannot find anything in the GitHub settings which would allow me to cancel this free “subscription”.\n\nGitHub support has been less than helpful:\n\nHow do I get rid of this thing!",
  "title": "I can't cancel GitHub Copilot"
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