The duplication detection filter (also known as public code filtering) is designed to:
D. Detect and block suggestions that match public code snippets on GitHub if they contain about 150 characters.
This helps protect against:
Accidental inclusion of copyrighted code
License violations
Inadvertently copying long segments of public code
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