Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

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.

A post claims Claude now lists China as a region, supports UnionPay payments, and that some permanently banned Chinese users have successfully appealed.

The author logs three Claude accounts banned within hours of upgrading to Pro or Max, and is now extra careful with IP on the fourth.

A video says an American had their Claude account banned while on a business trip in Shenzhen, with the poster joking that Anthropic treats everyone the same; the post also carries an ad link for KYC verification services.

The poster says banned Claude accounts can now file an appeal, has submitted an unban request himself, and invites others to try and report results.

The author confirms Anthropic's Tibo really left and recalls a Saturday mass Claude ban where a big account got unbanned via DM to Thariq while his own appeal went unanswered.

The post claims Anthropic core employee Thariq was also banned, leaving only a dignified farewell letter, and speculates where he goes next.

The author calls most Claude anti-ban guides survivorship bias, noting their 20x account was banned while a 5x account ran fine for three months.

The author debunks rumors that Claude opened mainland China, supports UnionPay, and unbanning banned users: selectable country, payment icons, and appeals don't mean policy changes.

The author claims heavy Claude usage inevitably reveals your country and gets accounts culled under resource pressure, so using it less is the only real protection.