Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

The post compares Chinese-community Claude anti-ban tricks like bank cards, IPs and remote Macs, and recommends DHH's Tailscale end-to-end virtual network method, which kept his account alive after a China trip.

A post claims Thariq, who often explained Claude Code account bans and third-party restrictions, has left Anthropic along with Anthony, while an unverified rumor ties the departures to the China user crackdown.

The user suggests deleting and reopening a Wise card after a Claude ban, or inviting Team members so they can open cards and subscribe.

The author argues Claude users only tolerate bans and appeals because of Opus 5.5, and once rivals take them, loosening the policy won't win them back.

A user says two Claude accounts were banned shortly after signing up, so they never got much use out of it, and wonders why such a strong model doesn't lead Anthropic to start its own businesses.

A user notices Claude now accepts UnionPay, wonders if it is a sting operation, and asks whether previously banned accounts can be appealed.

An ad offers Claude Max 5x top-ups or ready-made accounts for 699 yuan and 20x for 849 yuan, warranting only a single ban, showing the gray market thriving amid the ban wave.

A user says their Claude Max account of over two years was banned, so they upgraded to a $200 Codex plan and now feels the usage limits are tight.

The author says Claude accounts get banned easily, but Opus 5.5 is still reachable without one by setting up a Grok Bot that Cursor can call, which requires a premium subscription.

The author suspects the issue stems from a Claude account being banned without a refund.

After seeing several posts about Claude accounts being reinstated, the author wonders whether Anthropic has relaxed its ban rules.

A user in China says an Apple ID subscription plus a paid VPN has kept their Claude account alive, with no ban so far and Apple refunds as backup.