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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:
Report abuse from the user's profile page
To report abuse from a user's profile page:
- In the top right corner of the user's profile, select the exclamation point report abuse button.
- Complete an abuse report.
- Select Send report.
Report abuse from a user's comment
To report abuse from a user's comment:
- In the comment, select the vertical ellipsis ({ellipsis_v}).
- Select Report abuse to admin.
- Complete an abuse report.
- Select Send report.
NOTE: A URL to the reported user's comment is pre-filled in the abuse report's Message field.
Report abuse through a user's issue or merge request
The Report abuse button is displayed at the top right of the issue or merge request. For users with permission to close the issue or merge request, the button is available when you select Close issue or Close merge request. For all other users, it is available when viewing the issue or merge request.
With the Report abuse button displayed, to submit an abuse report:
- Select Report abuse.
- Submit an abuse report.
- Select Send report.
NOTE: A URL to the reported user's issue or merge request is pre-filled in the abuse report's Message field.
Related topics
- Administrators can view and resolve abuse reports. For more information, see abuse reports administration documentation.