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GitHub's Fake Star Economy

GitHub is investigating fake stars being sold to artificially boost repository popularity. The platform has removed millions of fraudulent stars and is implementing new measures to detect and prevent such manipulation. This fake star economy undermines the credibility of GitHub's ranking system.

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