New release: block users directly from comments in personal repositories

[moraesc]

Low-quality and spammy contributions are on the rise, creating additional work for maintainers and making it harder to focus on meaningful collaboration.

Today, we’re introducing a faster way for maintainers of repositories owned by personal GitHub accounts to manage unwanted activity: you can now block or unblock users directly from their comments on issues and pull requests.

To block or unblock a user:

1. Open the More menu on their comment.
2. Select Block user or Unblock user.
3. Optionally add a private note explaining the decision.
4. Confirm your selection.

This shortcut lets maintainers take action without leaving the issue or pull request, helping them respond more quickly to spam and other unwanted activity.

We hope this makes moderation simpler and gives maintainers more control over their communities. We’d love to hear how you use this feature and what additional tools would help you manage contributions more effectively.