Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says they really want to sign up for Claude but is too afraid of account bans to go ahead.

The author warns that using Claude while traveling to a restricted region may risk your account even from a supported country, and asks Anthropic to clarify rules for travelers.

A wry post contrasts Codex running out of quota with Claude charging its annual fee yet banning accounts without warning, asking which hits readers first.

A user reports their Claude account was banned, disabling web and desktop access, yet Claude Code on a VM stays logged in and keeps running.

A user whose Claude account was banned is overwhelmed by conflicting tutorials and asks which route to take to use Claude again.

A user vents that OpenAI models other than astra feel as frustrating as domestic ones, and adds that two of their Claude accounts were banned.

A Claude API reseller describes the relay-station business: building a Claude account pool cost seven banned accounts and nearly ¥5,000 in one night, and most relays just resell or dilute upstream APIs.

Banned from Claude Code again, the author explains how a first-time Kiro Pro+ upgrade nets 2000 credits for Opus 5.5 at near zero cost, plus a cancel-before-Nov-1 warning.

A user says they are running Claude with no precautions, unsure when a ban will hit, and will revisit ban-avoidance advice only after it happens.

In a reply about a misunderstanding, the author calls Claude's bans on Chinese users an open fact and says their own main Claude account was banned without refund.

After buying $250 and $125 Claude subscriptions on two Apple accounts, the user's accounts were banned and Apple rejected both refund requests, leaving them asking what to do next.

A user finally got charged for Claude after cycling through three virtual cards, only to wake up to a disabled account, with the lost project context hurting more than the money.