After a 24-hour break, Microsoft restored the previously forcedly blocked GitHub repository. Visual Studio Code (a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS, distributed open source, under a non-free license). The problem was caused by SantaGate - Complaints for the “Easter” addition in the editor interface in the form of a Father Frost (Santa Claus) hat and about 50 others complaints about the symbols used that provoked insult to the religious feelings of users.
Source: linux.org.ru