# User still able to log in after anonymization

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** anonymization
**Created:** [26 november 2025 om 02:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673 "2025-11-26T02:07:05Z")
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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [26 november 2025 om 04:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-still-able-to-log-in-after-anonymization/389673/4 "2025-11-26T04:18:20Z")

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computer says there is a bug here, will see if I can quickly fix it.

> **[Discourse Anonymization Doesn't Log Users Out](https://meta.discourse.org/discourse-ai/ai-bot/shared-ai-conversations/chBEHIoYq65nJxNQltpeHg)**
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> sam: The moderation team on the Discourse instance I admin received a request from a user who wanted to leave the forum. Specifically, they asked that their account be anonymized and that we remove their ability to log in to the forum in future. (We’re a login required, invite-only community.) 
> Around 12:30pm today I anonymized the account. Since I had read here and in other places on Meta that anonymi…

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/36242](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/36242)

This should catch a lot more.

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