WHY IS MY ACCOUNT FLAGGED AS SPAM?!

[FlawlessCasual17]

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My account has been flagged for 2 days and 1 week now for “spam”. I have contacted GitHub support, and they have not replied to my distress calls at all.

The incident happened on June 28, 2023 when I tried to save my VSCode/VSCodium profile twice on GitHub using GitHub Gists. I received a notification from GitHub afterwards informing me that my account has been flagged for “spam”. Which I view as complete bullshit.

If saving your VSCode/VSCodium profile twice in GitHub Gists results in your GitHub profile being flagged as “spam”:
THEN WHY EVEN BOTHER HAVING SUCH A FEATURE IN THE SOFTWARE THAT WILL RESULT IN CAUSING A FUCKING PROBLEM FOR THE USER?!!

After this is over I am deleting VSCodium/VSCode from my computer. Fuck that piece of shit software.

[FlawlessCasual17]

Update: This issue is solved now. Turns out you're not allowed to use a throwaway email address for your account.

[AnerGcorp]

My account also spammed, I don't know what is the reason, can anybody help me?

[work-elizabethbatson]

Wow, that's a very condescending answer. I used a real email and my account was marked as spam. Get it together, github.

[csongnr]

My account also has been flagged as spam so i cannot log in to push changes to a repository... I don't understand why this is the case, can i get some resolution?

[Attractiveness]

howd you manage to fix it

[M-Shariq-546]

@FlawlessCasual17 My profile is spammed and that's why profile is alos setted as private please resolve me issue as well i will be thankful to you for this

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[haseebyousuff]

Hey, Did they contact you? My account was also flagged as spam and it has been weeks but they are not replied to me.

[RuneAlfred]

I cannot accept invitation because my account is flagged: You cannot accept this invitation because your account has been flagged. If you believe this is a mistake, please contact support.

[Kamasah-Dickson]

I also tried connecting my account with vercel and after authentication it was flagged as spam. I really need help to run my application please

[Kawan-edres]

My account has been flagged as a spam for like its more than 1 month and half but still they have not removed this flag and I got bored really i can not do any thing with my git hub account I can not collaborate or any activities with others !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GaryFil]

Friends, tell me please, to whom should I contact with my problem? My account has been marked as "SPAM" for several months now. To whom should I write? And how can this be fixed? How can I contact support? Thank you in advance!

[Programmer061703]

My account has also been flagged for spam even though both emails I have are registered emails. One for School, One for Personal

[GaryFil]

Hello! Can you please tell me why when I try to verify my account in a third party application, your system shows me this window: "You have been flagged as spam and therefore cannot authorize a third party application"? Please help me solve this problem.

[AlekseyChusov]

Hey, Did they contact you? My account was also flagged as spam.
what do I need to do?

[GaryFil]

Hi! No, no one contacted me. Do you have any news on this topic?

[Faisulalam]

Hey, My account was also flagged as spam.
what do I need to do?

[nblive15]

I have the same problem :(

[jasonMatillano]

me too

[echinsito]

me too

[MohsinDev369]

I account was also marked as spam, Don't know where to start solving this problem, I have an app to maintain, Please help.

[arunkatoch-dev]

Is your issue resolve

[MohsinDev369]

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/60356#discussioncomment-7251790

[gisawebdev]

I have the same problem and the only thing github does is redirect to your support page, please help me to solve this.

[uvvxyz]

The same problem persists on my account too and i'm also unable to use github co-pilot.i hope someone resolves this issue fast

[ls-henrique]

I have the same problem with my account as well.

[BrianMehrman]

I ran into this issue with some students trying to setup an account. This is a really odd feature that does not seem to be working and is just auto marking student accounts as spam.

The mark response that is marked as the answer is not an actual answer to this problem. The "throw away email" response provides no context or path to solving the problem posted.

[MohsinDev369]

Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to say my account was also marked as spam and after a lot of looking i was able to recover my account by "Reinstatement Request", Just search "github Reinstatement Request" and submit a appeal to Reinstatement your github account and your account should be recovered, Github will even tell you what was the cause for marking your account as spam. This process worked for me
I hope this helps, Good Luck!

[igneousrock84]

Trying this now as my account was flagged as spam. If I don't post an update in the next few days, then you know how much success I had with this. +thank you to Mohshin for posting a solution.

[Pazispeace]

where you able to resolve this?

[DarksoulHP19]

hey , how many days it can be taken? i create week ago but no response. 🥲

[marouane1206]

Hi @MohsinDev369, I have filled the Appeal and Reinstatement form a week ago and I still have not received any reply and my account is still marked as spam. Can you please let me know how much it took you to solve the spam issue? I am using that account in my CV and it hurts my reputation. Please let me know how long it took you to solve the issue. Thanks in advance.

[woohyeok-choi]

There is no response from the support team, even though I raised a ticket a month ago!

[Abhishekvk04]

My account is also marked as spam. I am really frustrated I can't even send pr. pls look in to this issue.

[barasapeter]

OH FUCKING HELL. I cannot authorize a third party app, I am flagged "Your are marked as spam...". A fucking steaming pile of garbage, GitHub what the hell?!!!

[frinzeworkspace]

Hi my account was also flagged as "spammy". Pls help

[ento-io]

Seems everybody has the same issue.
"You are marked as spam",

• I can not connect to third party app
• My profile is not visible to anyone
• I can not use SourceTree
• I can not use GitHub Copilot
• I can not comment an issue on Github (I use a secondary account for this).

I have already open a ticket for this

[uvvxyz]

Well,. actually my issue was solved 2-3 months ago. So.., thanks for responding and I hope your issue will be solved sooner. Have a good day

[echinsito]

yep the same working since 2 or 3 months ago El mié, 27 mar 2024 a la(s) 1:26 a.m., Prameel Manohar ( ***@***.***) escribió:

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Well,. actually my issue was solved 2-3 months ago. So.., thanks for responding and I hope your issue will be solved sooner. Have a good day — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#60356 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AOCJ2DRELR6XNBUEN64GPMTY2JYDDAVCNFSM6AAAAAA2DAOAQ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43SRDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHM4DSMRUGQYDI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[brandboat]

Just met the same issue, last week I changed my primary email, today my github account is marked as spammy, and my commits in some projects are all lost, the commit not linked to my github account.

[therealsupermax]

Anyone solve this issue? I'm using my primary email and for some reason I'm listed as "Spammy"

[iedwards]

I have a second GitHub account for admin -- I've upgraded that account to PRO ($4 a month) and then contacted support from that account using the Appeal and Reinstatement form. I hope this will result in a priority response...

[maneletttt]

I'll do the same, but this is not the way to go, Github should do something about it.

[M-Shariq-546]

So what i have to do ? wait or something

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On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 15:36, iedwards ***@***.***> wrote: I have a second GitHub account for admin -- I've upgraded that account to PRO ($4 a month) and then contacted support from that account using the Appeal and Reinstatement form <https://support.github.com/contact/reinstatement>. I hope this will result in a priority response... — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#60356 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZXTYKCLDDH2NUA5NOXYPF3Y7YPELAVCNFSM6AAAAAA2DAOAQ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43SRDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHM4TENRRGIYTG> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[M-Shariq-546]

Ok, thanks. Let's see and wait then

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On Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 3:55 PM maneletttt ***@***.***> wrote: I'll do the same, but this is not the way to go, Github should do something about it. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#60356 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZXTYKGGXSRPOKDBPG5WQDDY7YRKFAVCNFSM6AAAAAA2DAOAQ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43SRDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHM4TENRRGMZTM> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[M-Shariq-546]

By the way any quick solution ?? because it affects my view in marketplace and my clients faces issues to find me On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 18:28, M Shariq Shafiq M Shafiq < ***@***.***> wrote:

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Ok, thanks. Let's see and wait then On Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 3:55 PM maneletttt ***@***.***> wrote: > I'll do the same, but this is not the way to go, Github should do > something about it. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#60356 (reply in thread)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZXTYKGGXSRPOKDBPG5WQDDY7YRKFAVCNFSM6AAAAAA2DAOAQ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43SRDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHM4TENRRGMZTM> > . > You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

[maneletttt]

How can my account be marked as spammy without any warning, explanation or prove that I've done something spammy. And then whenever I open a reinstatement request I am just ignored? No fair...

[iedwards]

I've been locked out for 48 hours. I've no idea why. I've now upgraded from PRO to Enterprise and submitted a new support ticket for the new enterprise account (not for the PRO personal account) asking for urgent help and given the ticket number from my original request. Who knows whether it will help.

[M-Shariq-546]

I agree with you.

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On Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 5:12 PM maneletttt ***@***.***> wrote: Han can my account be marked as spammy without any warning, explanation or prove that I've done something spammy. And then whenever I open a reinstatement request I am just ignored? No fair... — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#60356 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AZXTYKDWBAPWKNXFXFIUDSDY76DCPAVCNFSM6AAAAAA2DAOAQ6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43SRDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHM4TENZUG4YTS> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[iedwards]

In April 2024 my account was unfrozen 3 days after first contacting support. It may have been unfrozen faster if the email on the secondary GitHub account (which I used to contact support) had used the same email address as the account that was frozen.

I think upgrading the secondary account to PRO helped to get faster response times, but I'm not certain whether it really made much difference. GitHub didn't provide any explanation, or apologise, for freezing me out of my account.