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Blocking another user is desirable if they are acting maliciously or are spamming your repository. For such cases, Forgejo provides the functionality to block other users. When you block a user, Forgejo does not explicitly notify them, but they may learn through an interaction with you that is blocked.

## How to block someone

In order to block another user, go to their profile page and click on the "Block" button.

![Profile card where block button is shown](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/profile.png)

A popup will show; please read carefully what blocking another user implies, and if you accept the implications, click on Yes.

![Popup where implications of the block action is listed](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/popup.png)

## How to block someone as an organization

It is possible to block a user from an organization, this has the same implications as a normal user blocking another user. To block a user from an organization, you must be on that organization's Owners team.

Navigate to your organization's settings and select the Blocked Users page.

![Blocked Users page being selected in the table](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/org_page.png)

Find the person you want to block in the search bar, select the user and click block.

![Search results being shown to the search query in the search bar](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/org_search.png)

You will now see the blocked users in the list, along with the date they were blocked.

![Blocked person being shown in the blocked users list](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/org_successful.png)

To unblock that person, you can click the unblock button next to their name.

![Blocked person being shown in the blocked users list](../../../../images/v1.20/user/block/org_unblock.png)

## Implications of blocking a user

When you block a user:

- You stop following them.
- They stop following you.

After you've blocked them:

- They cannot cause any notifications for you anymore by mentioning you.
- They cannot open issues or pull requests on repository you own.
- They cannot add reactions to your comments.
- They cannot post comments on issues and pull request you've opened.