Protect your user's privacy by hiding their avatar
By default, WordPress will show a comment avatar next to a comment based on a user's email address.
These avatars are powered by Gravatar.
Comment Avatars: if Comment Avatars are enabled, the Gravatar Privacy Protection options are not applicable
With Gravatar Privacy Protection enabled, a commenter can choose not to display their avatar when their comment is loaded.
After a user checks the opt-in box, the avatar will be hidden.