Anthropic mistakenly issued mass takedown notices against thousands of GitHub repositories while attempting to remove leaked source code, later reversing most of the actions.

Anthropic issued takedown notices targeting thousands of GitHub repositories in an effort to remove its leaked source code from the platform

The company characterized the mass takedown as an accidental action rather than an intentional campaign

Anthropic executives retracted the bulk of the takedown notices after acknowledging the mistake

The incident highlights tensions between protecting proprietary AI model code and respecting open-source community practices on GitHub