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what happen to a chat in reddit when a user deleted the account

When a Reddit account is deleted, the chat usually stays , but the deleted user’s name is removed or shown as “deleted,” so the conversation is still visible to the other person. Reddit’s help says messages and chats sent by a deleted account remain on Reddit, but they become disassociated from the account identity.

What changes

  • The chat thread does not automatically vanish for the other participant.
  • The deleted user’s username is removed from the conversation view.
  • New replies from that deleted account are no longer possible because the account no longer exists.

What the other person sees

  • Old messages typically remain in the inbox or chat history.
  • The sender may appear as deleted or anonymous rather than as the original username.
  • If you want a message or thread gone completely, it generally has to be removed before the account is deleted.

Practical takeaway

If someone deletes their Reddit account, the chat is usually still there, but the identity behind it is stripped away. So the conversation may remain readable, just no longer tied to the original profile.

TL;DR: deleting a Reddit account usually does not erase the chat for the other person; it mainly removes the user identity from that conversation.