infochangedGitHub calls it: Improvement
Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories
- Announced
- Tags
- collaboration-tools
- Severity
- info, set by
reef/github-rule-v1 - Source
- https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-01-block-users-from-discussion-comments-in-personal-repositories
You can now block or unblock users directly from discussion comments in repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts, extending the in-context blocking controls already available for issue and pull request comments.
To block or unblock a user from a discussion comment:
- Open the More menu on their comment.
- Select Block user or Unblock user.
- Optionally add a private note explaining why you’re blocking the user.
- Confirm your selection.
If you have any questions or feedback, join the discussion in our community discussion.
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