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stage: Anti-Abuse
group: Anti-Abuse
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Report abuse **(FREE)**
You can report abuse from other GitLab users to GitLab administrators.
A GitLab administrator [can then choose](admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md) 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:
- [Profile](#report-abuse-from-the-users-profile-page)
- [Comments](#report-abuse-from-a-users-comment)
- [Issues](#report-abuse-from-an-issue)
- [Merge requests](#report-abuse-from-a-merge-request)
- [Snippets](snippets.md#mark-snippet-as-spam)
## Report abuse from the user's profile page
To report abuse from a user's profile page:
1. Anywhere in GitLab, select the name of the user.
1. In the upper-right corner of the user's profile, select **Report abuse to administrator** (**{information-o}**).
1. Select a reason for reporting the user.
1. Complete an abuse report.
1. Select **Send report**.
## Report abuse from a user's comment
To report abuse from a user's comment:
1. In the comment, in the upper-right corner, select **More actions** (**{ellipsis_v}**).
1. Select **Report abuse to administrator**.
1. Select a reason for reporting the user.
1. Complete an abuse report.
1. Select **Send report**.
NOTE:
A URL to the reported user's comment is pre-filled in the abuse report's
**Message** field.
## Report abuse from an issue
1. On the issue, in the upper-right corner, select the vertical ellipsis (**{ellipsis_v}**).
1. Select **Report abuse to administrator**.
1. Select a reason for reporting the user.
1. Complete an abuse report.
1. Select **Send report**.
## Report abuse from a merge request
1. On the merge request, in the upper-right corner, select the vertical ellipsis (**{ellipsis_v}**).
1. Select **Report abuse to administrator**.
1. Select a reason for reporting this user.
1. Complete an abuse report.
1. Select **Send report**.
## Related topics
- Administrators can view and resolve abuse reports.
For more information, see [abuse reports administration documentation](admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md).
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