Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

The author argues paid Claude Code ban-prevention tips are just probability bets dressed up as method.

Claude's checkout now shows China and UnionPay, yet mainland China is still absent from supported regions; some accounts get unbanned while others are rejected.

Claude's upgrade checkout reportedly lists mainland China and Hong Kong/Macau/Taiwan with UnionPay support, and some permanently banned accounts have appealed successfully; the author suspects a trap and recommends Apple Pay for refunds.

The author reviews suspected causes of three Claude bans, lists three sites to check IP, DNS, WebRTC and browser fingerprint before logging in, and says a new account has survived seven days of heavy use.

Someone shows a second month of Claude renewal despite Chinese language, shared IP, China timezone and a domestic PC, concluding bans are less widespread than Twitter suggests.

The poster notes Claude lowering quotas yet unbanning more accounts, and asks whether buying Max is safe now.

A reply jokes that asking Claude to root a device now gets your account banned for "cyber-intrusion" right away.

A user asks whether Claude requires an overseas bank card, saying both gift cards and another method led to bans and wondering if a US card is safer.

A commenter asks whether the account being discussed is a Claude account and whether it has been suspended, reflecting widespread ban worries.

The poster argues most resentment toward Claude comes from the fear of accounts suddenly being banned rather than model quality, and asks how many times others have been banned.

After checking Anthropic's site, the poster says mainland China remains unsupported and paying with a domestic card may lead to instant bans with no refund.

The author argues Claude is unmatched for complex long code, so a $20 account paying off within two weeks justifies re-registering after bans instead of wrestling with degraded models.