{"id":10169,"date":"2020-02-13T11:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T11:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=10169"},"modified":"2025-02-01T22:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T22:47:37","slug":"github-account-flagged-issue-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/github-account-flagged-issue-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"Github Account flagged issue fixed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your GitHub account is flagged and shows info like below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Github-account-flagged..png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10170\" width=\"651\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Github-account-flagged..png 978w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Github-account-flagged.-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Github-account-flagged.-768x117.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>then don&#8217;t worry just follow the below steps to remove the flag from your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why account get flagged?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> i. Due to creating more gist&#8217;s in one day your account gets flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> ii. Harass, abuse, threaten, or incite violence towards any individual or group, including GitHub employees, officers, and agents, or other    GitHub Users; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iii. Use of servers for any form of excessive automated bulk activity (for example, spamming), or relay any other form of unsolicited advertising or solicitation through GitHub&#8217;s servers, such as get-rich-quick schemes; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>iv. Attempt to disrupt or tamper with GitHub&#8217;s servers in ways that could harm Github&#8217;s Website or Service, to place an undue burden on GitHub&#8217;s servers through automated means, or to access GitHub&#8217;s Service in ways that exceed your authorization (other than those authorized by the GitHub Bug Bounty program); <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>v. Impersonate any person or entity, including any of GitHub&#8217;s employees or representatives, including through false association with GitHub, or by fraudulently misrepresenting your identity or site&#8217;s purpose; or violate the privacy of any third party, such as by posting another person&#8217;s personal information without consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to remove the flag from Account?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Send below concern to GitHub support at <strong><em>developer@githubsupport.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hello, Mr. or Ms.<br> I don&#8217;t understand what happened to my account.<br> Would you tell me what to do now?<br> Thank you very much for your support.<br> I don&#8217;t know why my account has been flagged. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After sending the e-mail you will receive response e-mail after some time(1 day approx) like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Hi there,<br> Sorry about that! It appears that your account was erroneously flagged. I&#8217;ve reset your profile, so your repositories and gist&#8217;s should be available again, and you shouldn&#8217;t see that message anymore.<br> Thanks,<br> Name\u2026\u2026.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Git Tutorials | Github Tutorials | Git using Github Crash Course<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Un3W4i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Un3W4i<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-gallery\" data-currpage=\"1\" id=\"epyt_gallery_16170\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_39055\"  width=\"760\" height=\"427\"  data-origwidth=\"760\" data-origheight=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  data-epytgalleryid=\"epyt_gallery_16170\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure><div class=\"epyt-gallery-list\"><div>Sorry, there was a YouTube error.<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your GitHub account is flagged and shows info like below then don&#8217;t worry just follow the below steps to remove the flag from your account. 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