Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

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.

A user says two earlier Claude accounts were banned, while the current one has lasted a month, and praises Opus 5.5.

The author complains Anthropic's risk controls instantly ban users in China despite residential IPs and foreign cards, making signing up in Japan the most reliable option.

A user subscribed to Claude Pro the night before and was banned by email before ever sending a single message, using a DMIT LA IP and a Hong Kong card.

A poll demanding OpenAI restore Codex quotas includes an option venting that the author's Claude account was permanently banned.

A user complains quotas run out in half a day and notes their Claude account was banned, otherwise they would have switched to Claude already.