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Re:We stopped AI bot spam in our GitHub repo using Git's –au... by TuxSH on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @11:16AM (#48209204)
> Unfortunately the PR and the PR author will forever be listed there

If they've been doing that to the other repo (and especially if they're just a spam account), there's a good chance using the "report" button and/or contacting GH support directly can yield positive results, up to the spam account being deleted (and the PR is usually deleted).

Unfortunately this doesn't scale.

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Re:We stopped AI bot spam in our GitHub repo using Git's –au... by halapro on Thursday May 21, 2026 @09:19AM (#48222174)
> Unfortunately this doesn't scale

Correct. I used to report them, but 3/4 years ago they made it more difficult to report anything because you have to explain what's wrong even when it's very clear.

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