Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

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.

A user posts an urgent request for advice on how to avoid getting their Claude account banned, reflecting widespread ban anxiety.

Having lost Max 20x, the author is down to three entry-tier Claude accounts that burn through the 5-hour window, and fears buying 20x again or GPT 20x.

A 2023 Claude account upgraded from Pro to Max 20x was banned overnight, prompting the author to warn that AI accounts are only rented, not owned.

A user wonders if Grok Bot's praise comes from people whose Claude accounts were banned or from its bundled X account.

A satirical piece joking that Claude's ban system can detect any Chinese user pretending to be overseas, via frozen dumplings, smart-meter data and font residue.

A user says their Claude account was banned two days after renewing the annual plan, and another was banned under three days after paying, suspecting deliberate timing.

Damon Chen, a US permanent resident running a US company but temporarily staying in China, had his whole account banned two days after renewing Claude Team annually; Anthropic cited supported-region policy and said it is irreversible.

Promotes GamsGo's dedicated Claude accounts as cheaper than official pricing and a way around card-binding bans, with a discount code.

A comment argues Anthropic's open-sourced Agent Skills is a standards play, yet paying users still get banned at the door.