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2026 (3)

September (1)

github: Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories

GitHub

2026-09-01

GitHub added in-context blocking controls for discussion comments in repositories owned by personal accounts. Users can now block or unblock other users directly from discussion comments, matching the existing issue and pull request comment behavior.

August (2)

github: Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user

GitHub

2026-08-27

GitHub added an option to automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests from a user when you block them from a personal account or organization. This applies to contributions authored by the blocked user at the time the block is set.

github: Block users directly from security advisories

GitHub

2026-08-25

GitHub now lets repository owners block a user directly from a security advisory page in public repositories. The feature is available for repositories owned by organizations or personal accounts.