Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories

UpdateSep 1, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

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 .

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Read GitHub's release notes

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-01-block-users-from-discussion-comments-in-personal-repositories

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