--- title: Better tools for managing blocked users | daily.dev description: GitHub has revamped its blocked-users management tools for personal accounts and organizations. New capabilities include searching by username, full name, or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/better-tools-for-managing-blocked-users-m3ttebzwp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Better tools for managing blocked users | daily.dev og:description: GitHub has revamped its blocked-users management tools for personal accounts and organizations. New capabilities include searching by username, full name, or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/better-tools-for-managing-blocked-users-m3ttebzwp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/M3tTeBZWp.png og:image:alt: Better tools for managing blocked users og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Better tools for managing blocked users **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub has revamped its blocked-users management tools for personal accounts and organizations. New capabilities include searching by username, full name, or email; sorting and paginating long lists; filtering by block reason such as spam, misconduct, or harassment; adding private moderation notes; viewing and editing block settings; and seeing who applied an organization block and when it expires. The search and blocking flows are also now separated to reduce accidental blocks. The feature is accessible via Settings → Moderation → Blocked users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I search and filter blocked users in my GitHub organization? GitHub organizations can now search blocked users by username, full name, or email, sort and paginate long lists, and filter by block reason such as Spam, Misconduct, or Harassment. Administrators can also add private notes for moderation context and see who applied a block and when it expires. Access this under Organization settings → Moderation → Blocked users. _daily.dev helps admins keep up with platform moderation tooling changes like this one._ ### Where do I find blocked user settings for my personal GitHub account? Blocked user settings for a personal GitHub account are found under Settings → Moderation → Blocked users. The updated interface separates searching the blocked list from blocking a new user, which helps prevent accidental blocks, and lets users view and edit existing block settings. _Track GitHub account and moderation updates like this on daily.dev as they roll out._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Block users from discussion comments in personal repositories](https://daily.dev/posts/block-users-from-discussion-comments-in-personal-repositories-y8m5pszay) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Block repository administrators from installing GitHub Apps on their own now generally available](https://daily.dev/posts/block-repository-administrators-from-installing-github-apps-on-their-own-now-generally-available-4r5pn67lx) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#community](https://daily.dev/tags/community) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/better-tools-for-managing-blocked-users-m3ttebzwp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Better tools for managing blocked users","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/better-tools-for-managing-blocked-users-m3ttebzwp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/better-tools-for-managing-blocked-users-m3ttebzwp"},"datePublished":"2026-08-21T17:39:45.098Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:55:28.941Z","description":"GitHub has revamped its blocked-users management tools for personal accounts and organizations. 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