You can repro signing out of Disqus and then trying to sign back in. I found this twitter thread from Jan 2014 where Disqus said the update profile permissions

You can repro signing out of Disqus and then trying to sign back in. I found this twitter thread from Jan 2014 where Disqus said the update profile permissions request is not accurate, but I got it today: https://twitter.com/disqushelp/status/422796590533734401 https://twitter.com/disqushelp/status/422796590533734401