Remove avatar of the blocked user

When a user is blocked for violating the terms of service on gitlab.com, their profile and history is no longer accessible, but their avatar is still visible.

app/helpers/avatars_helper.rb

@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ module AvatarsHelper
   end
 
   def avatar_icon_for_user(user = nil, size = nil, scale = 2, only_path: true)
-    if user
-      user.avatar_url(size: size, only_path: only_path) || default_avatar
-    else
-      gravatar_icon(nil, size, scale)
-    end
+    return gravatar_icon(nil, size, scale) unless user
+    return default_avatar if user.blocked?
+
+    user.avatar_url(size: size, only_path: only_path) || default_avatar
   end
 
   def gravatar_icon(user_email = '', size = nil, scale = 2)

changelogs/unreleased/239031-yo-remove-avatar-blocked-user.yml

+---
+title: Remove avatar of the blocked user
+merge_request: 52051
+author: Yogi (@yo)
+type: fixed

spec/helpers/avatars_helper_spec.rb

@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ RSpec.describe AvatarsHelper do
         helper.avatar_icon_for_user(nil, 20, 2)
       end
     end
+
+    context 'for a blocked user' do
+      let(:user) { create(:user, :blocked) }
+
+      it 'returns the default avatar' do
+        expect(helper.avatar_icon_for_user(user).to_s)
+          .to eq(helper.default_avatar)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#gravatar_icon' do