Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

The author asks readers how many times their AI accounts were banned and which of Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini was harshest, whether from IP/device changes or nothing at all.

A user says an American colleague's Claude account was banned simply for logging in from a new location during a China business trip.

WorkBuddy's free trial restricts third-party clients from the 20th, and bloggers report accounts banned for proxying it into Claude Code; use a throwaway account.

User says their account was banned right after paying for Pro, and neither Google Play nor Anthropic would refund, so they filed a bank dispute.

User notes a friend in China just had their Claude account banned with no stated reason, alongside a joke about the situation.

The user says their Claude account was banned and asks whether Cursor's $200 subscription is worth it, given Astra's weakness and tight quotas.

The poster shares their network setup and asks whether using it with Claude would trigger an immediate ban.

A seller offers a 450 RMB package covering Claude ban-resistant home broadband, environment setup, Pro top-up and ban warranty.

A user says their Claude account has run two years without KYC and suggests banned users check whether their IP is flagged as China by Anthropic.

A user upgrading Claude Pro to 5x Max via the App Store was asked for KYC, requested a refund fearing a ban, passed KYC but was still banned, and Apple denied both refund requests.

Reply says Claude accounts get banned easily in China, so this user simply doesn't use Claude.

A satirical post imagines a Claude Code live demo in China getting the account banned at hello world for high-risk region.