u/PersimmonOk8346

Just tried to sign up for Zed using my main GitHub account, but I was blocked immediately with an error.
After contacting support, they confirmed my account was accidentally caught by their temporary "heuristic blocks". They've implemented these broad blocks to "combat a rather aggressive abuse ring" trying to get free LLM credits.

I understand they need to protect their resources, but as a legitimate user, I'm now facing this ridiculous choice:

Wait: The blocks will "likely last a few weeks".
Hassle: Create or use an entirely different GitHub/email combo just to get started.

It's incredibly frustrating to be blocked from trying out a new IDE because of such an aggressive, blanket security measure. Massive fail on the user experience front.

Zed's 'Aggressive Abuse Ring' countermeasures blocked my legit GitHub account. The fix is to wait weeks or make a new one.