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infochangedGitHub calls it: Improvement

Close all open contributions authored by a blocked user

Announced
Tags
collaboration-tools
Severity
info, set by reef/github-rule-v1
Source
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-27-close-all-open-contributions-authored-by-a-blocked-user

You can now automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by a user when you block them from your personal account or organization.

To use this option, select Close content authored by this user in the block dialog. You’ll see it whenever you block a user, including from an issue or pull request comment, or from Settings → Moderation → Blocked users.

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The text above is the source's. reef added the severity, the dates it could read from the text, and the endpoints and scopes named in code.