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chemzqm/996.icu — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2022-01-25

★ 3Audience · generalComplexity · 1/5DormantLicenseSetup · easy

tl;dr

A GitHub-based movement and information hub protesting China's grueling '996' tech work culture, with a company blacklist and a custom Anti-996 License.

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    What it does
      Document 996 culture
      List offending companies
      Anti-996 License
    Tech stack
      GitHub repo
      Markdown docs
    Use cases
      Protest work culture
      Adopt Anti-996 License
      Track labor practices
    Audience
      Tech workers
      Open source developers
    Notable
      Press coverage
      Jack Ma quote
      Slack community

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Add the Anti-996 License to your own project to block exploitative companies from using it.

VIBE 2

Contribute evidence of 996 work practices to the company blacklist.

VIBE 3

Reference the 955.WLB whitelist to find work-life-balance-friendly companies.

VIBE 4

Join the community conversation around labor rights in the tech industry.

what's the stack?

MarkdownGitHub

how it stacks up fr

chemzqm/996.icu0marildo/imago100/geotwitter
Stars333
Language—PythonPython
Last pushed2022-01-25—2015-09-10
MaintenanceDormant—Dormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/52/53/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Explain what the Anti-996 License does and how I could add it to my own open-source project.
prompt 2
Summarize the history and goals of the 996.ICU movement for someone unfamiliar with it.
prompt 3
Help me find and review the evidence this repo lists for companies with 996 work practices.
prompt 4
Show me how to add a 996.ICU badge to my project's README.

Frequently asked questions

what is 996.icu fr?

A GitHub-based movement and information hub protesting China's grueling '996' tech work culture, with a company blacklist and a custom Anti-996 License.

Is 996.icu actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-01-25).

How hard is 996.icu to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is 996.icu for?

Mainly general.

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