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Seanpm2001_GitHub-Account-Flagged-2022July19th

Information about my main GitHub account @seanpm2001 which was flagged on 2022 July 19th.

Context

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/FlaggedBanner/Dark/PNG/FlaggedBanner_DarkMode.png /Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/FlaggedBanner/LightTritanopia/PNG/FlaggedBanner_Tritanopia_Light.png /Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/FlaggedBanner/LightProtanopia/PNG/FlaggedBanner_ProtanopiaLight.png

Click/tap here to expand/collapse this image (profile during suspension)

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On 2022, Tuesday, July 19th, upon starting my computer, I found that my main account had been flagged. It retained functionality, except for images not rendering (but none of the files being corrupted) and my entire account being hidden from public view. I have sent a repeal on 2022, July 19th, but as of 3:10 pm PST on 2022 July 22nd, I have received no response.

Click/tap here to expand/collapse this image (appeal message 1)

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/AppealMessage/2022.07.19/Redacted/PNG/Appeal1_Redacted.png

On 2022 July 22nd, I sent another appeal message, as the previous email I used was incorrect. I won't put the image here, as it is pretty much the same, but here is the message sent image:

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Date Flagged?
2022, Tuesday, July 19th ✔️
2022, Wednesday, July 20th ✔️
2022, Thursday, July 21st ✔️
2022, Friday, July 22nd ✔️
2022, Saturday, July 23rd ✔️

Usage of alt account

I was advised to make a message via my alt account. I have been hesitant to do so, as I fear it could get unfairly blocked as well. I am not attempting to circumvent the block, I just needed to message my followers what has happened.

Alt account discovery

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It might be related to the flag on my main account, but my first and main GitHub organization was also flagged.

Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2
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Stress

I have been under significant stress during this time period. Things are being delayed, and my future is uncertain. There are many examples of people cloning/forking my repositories, but my official projects are not publicly available at the moment. Additionally, I have received followers while my account was blocked, which I find odd.

Original follower count at start of flag/suspension Gaining a follower during flag/suspension
Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/Follows_DuringSuspension/PNG/483FollowersDuringSuspension.png /Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/Follows_DuringSuspension/PNG/GainingAFollowerDuringSuspension.png

It has been extremely stressful for me. On 2022 July 22nd, I reached a bad milestone: I had never been so stressed in my life until that day, and my morale was the lowest it had ever been.

Odd restrictions

I am restricted from searching repository source code by language while logged in, but if I log out/go into private browsing mode, it works just fine.

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/Can'tSearchPublicRepositories/PNG/XMBC_SCSearch_Denied_2022July19th.png

Spammy

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/Labels/Spammy/PNG/SpammyLabel.png

Upon going to any of my issues or pull requests, I noticed that a label Spammy is applied to all my posts. This is additionally what it says:

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/Labels/Spammy/Cropped/PNG/SpammyUsermark_Cropped_2022July19th.png

GitHub customer support

GitHub customer support has been exceedingly poor. The contact form is taking a very long time, I am not being told why I was flagged, I can't email GitHub (they just blocked my email address when I tried) the forum appears to be moving to GitHub discussions (which will just make it impossible for people with this problem to reach out) and I have not been able to interact with an actual person (not even a bot)

Negative impact

The flag has had a highly negative impact on my life and my future. Several opportunities have been missed, and most of my work is now hidden, with other unofficial reproductions now being the only source, most of them are incomplete and infringing.

Thousands of projects have been affected by this. Additionally, contributions to other repositories are now no longer crediting me, and I have missed out on a lot of people discovering my projects.

Inability to use third party programs

I tried to migrate to GitLab in the meantime, and GitHub finally gave me the reason why my account was flagged:

/Seanpm2001_Flagged/2022/July19th/No3rdPartySupport/YouAreMarkedAsSpam_Can'tConnectGitLab_2022July22nd_LightMode_1080p.png

Attempting to continue normally

Despite the account not being visible publicly, and several things being broken, I have continued to work somewhat normally. I can't let it derail all my progress. During the first 3 days of the flag, I did image file uploads in full, but as of 2022 July 22nd, I have finally made the decision to stop Git-image part A work, but still do Git-image part B work. I have also been rethinking how I will operate after this is over.

Sources

Other people dealing with the same problem

https://github.community/t/flagged-account-aware-of-221-thread-2-questions/1785

https://github.community/t/my-account-is-flagged/282

https://github.community/t/why-is-my-account-flagged-as-spam/1333

Related problems

https://github.community/t/github-us-trade-law-sanctions-appeal-is-bugged/199102/

Forum is moving

https://github.community/t/the-community-is-moving/261602/

The contact link

https://github.com/contact

GitHub email address (bot)

mailto:support@github.com

File info

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File version: 5 (2022, Saturday, July 23rd at 9:00 pm PST)

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File history

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Version 1 (2022, Thursday, July 21st at 8:32 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Started the file
  • Added the description section
  • No other changes in version 1

Version 2 (2022, Thursday, July 21st at 8:32 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Added the context section
  • Added the usage of alt account section
  • Added the stress section
  • Added the GitHub customer support section
  • Added the sources section
  • No other changes in version 2

Version 3 (2022, Friday, July 22nd at 3:10 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Referenced several image files
  • Updated the context section
  • Updated the usage of alt account section
    • Added the Alt account discovery subsection
  • Updated the stress section
  • Added the odd restrictions section
  • Updated the GitHub customer support section
  • Added the spammy section
  • Updated the sources section
    • Added the Other people dealing with the same problem subsection
    • Added the related problems subsection
    • Added the forum is moving subsection
    • Added the contact link subsection
    • Added the GitHub email address (bot) subsection
  • Added the file info section
  • Added the file history section
  • No other changes in version 3

Version 3 (2022, Friday, July 22nd at 3:10 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Referenced several image files
  • Updated the context section
  • Updated the usage of alt account section
    • Added the Alt account discovery subsection
  • Updated the stress section
  • Added the odd restrictions section
  • Updated the GitHub customer support section
  • Added the spammy section
  • Updated the sources section
    • Added the Other people dealing with the same problem subsection
    • Added the related problems subsection
    • Added the forum is moving subsection
    • Added the contact link subsection
    • Added the GitHub email address (bot) subsection
  • Added the file info section
  • Added the file history section
  • No other changes in version 3

Version 4 (2022, Saturday, July 23rd at 4:46 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Referenced some new image files
  • Updated the context section
  • Added the Negative impact section
  • Added the Inability to use third party programs section
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 4

Version 5 (2022, Saturday, July 23rd at 9:00 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanwallawalla

Changes:

  • Referenced some new image files
  • Updated the stress section
  • Added the Attempting to continue normally section
  • Updated the file info section
  • Updated the file history section
  • No other changes in version 5