GitHub Introduces Automatic Closure for Blocked User Contributions
GitHub now allows personal accounts and organizations to automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by a user upon blocking them. This enhancement streamlines content moderation and account management by providing an immediate way to remove contributions from unwanted users. The option is accessible through the block dialog, whether initiated from a comment or the moderation settings. This feature helps maintain repository hygiene and control.
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- Automatically close contributions from blocked users
When blocking a user from a personal account or organization, users can now select an option to automatically close all open issues, discussions, and pull requests authored by that user. This feature improves moderation by clearing contributions from unwanted users and is available in the block dialog when blocking a user.
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-27-close-all-open-contributions-authored-by-a-blocked-user
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