gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/user/report_abuse.md

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Report abuse (FREE)

You can report abuse from other GitLab users to GitLab administrators.

A GitLab administrator can then choose to:

• Remove the user, which deletes them from the instance.
• Block the user, which denies them access to the instance.
• Or remove the report, which retains the user's access to the instance.

You can report a user through their:

• Profile
• Comments
• Issues
• Merge requests
• Snippets

Report abuse from the user's profile page

To report abuse from a user's profile page:

1. Anywhere in GitLab, select the name of the user.
2. In the top right corner of the user's profile, select Report abuse ({information-o}).
3. Complete an abuse report.
4. Select Send report.

Report abuse from a user's comment

To report abuse from a user's comment:

1. In the comment, in the top right corner, select More actions ({ellipsis_v}).
2. Select Report abuse to admin.
3. Complete an abuse report.
4. Select Send report.

NOTE: A URL to the reported user's comment is pre-filled in the abuse report's Message field.

Report abuse from an issue

1. On the issue, in the top right corner, select the vertical ellipsis ({ellipsis_v}).
2. Select Report abuse.
3. Submit an abuse report.
4. Select Send report.

Report abuse from a merge request

1. On the merge request, in the top right corner, select the vertical ellipsis ({ellipsis_v}).
2. Select Report abuse.
3. Submit an abuse report.
4. Select Send report.

Related topics

• Administrators can view and resolve abuse reports. For more information, see abuse reports administration documentation.