Disabling GitHub Copilot in 6 simple steps and 6 weeks waiting

I have no intention to use any part of Microsoft GitHub's Copilot. And yet I have access and with a monthly frequency I receive the "Your GitHub Copilot access has been renewed" email. Copilot is all over the UI and there's seemingly no way to fully disable it. I'm known for finding ublock rules to hide most of the UI stuff 1 . And then sky told me: you can just ask GitHub Support to disable it…