This is GitHub's response to a report I filed on 11 April 2026 about a GitHub project that is impersonating me by pushing commits with my email address on them, which get rendered with my name and avatar in GitHub's user interface. The project owners also have a Twitter account impersonating me.
GitHub (GitHub Support)
May 20, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC
Hello,
Thanks for reaching out.
We understand that copyrighted, trademarked, or private content may get published on GitHub – either accidentally or on purpose – sometimes in repositories that you do not own. Because the nature of this content varies, and because of different applicable laws, each category has its own, distinct reporting requirements outlined in our policies.