Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

I am 12 years old. My GitHub account is flagged for no reason. I am using the GitHub Student Pack. The problem is that I use GitHub OAuth everywere, I can't access applications like Replit and Digital Ocean that I registered using GitHub OAuth. Maybe it's because I'd never use Windows, I use GNU/Linux instead. I used Proton Mail to register GitHub. However, like RMS said, Microsoft is bad. I won't use GitHub anymore. But it is difficult to migrate. But GitLab is related to Google. I don't like BitBucket. And I can't use Netlify and Vercel with Codeberg which is what I love.

"You are marked as spam, and therefore cannot authorize a third party application.", they said. I am quite furious. I can't do anything.

The GitHub terms:

> You must be age 13 or older. While we are thrilled to see brilliant young coders get excited by learning to program, we must comply with United States law. GitHub does not target our Service to children under 13, and we do not permit any Users under 13 on our Service. If we learn of any User under the age of 13, we will terminate that User’s Account immediately. If you are a resident of a country outside the United States, your country’s minimum age may be older; in such a case, you are responsible for complying with your country’s laws.

This is far more likely to be the reason than using Linux over Windows, lol.

Hi Xiyue Zhang!

A few things:

- have you tried emailing support@github.com? They can help tell you what’s wrong or fix it for you.

- it probably has nothing to do with Linux vs windows.

- “Microsoft is bad” is a mindset that restricts many opportunities. Consider avoiding “black and white” ideas about things.

Good luck!

Could we not attach their name to this so that it comes up when future employers search for it? It just seems unnecessary.