Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

The author argues the main driver behind Claude account bans is the platform suspecting distillation, even when users aren't actually doing it.

A user says App Store subscriptions get refunded after bans, but after two Claude accounts were banned they gave up and switched to ChatGPT Pro.

A user reports their six-month-old Claude 20x account was banned today and suspects a link to the newly launched Project feature.

A user says Claude banned two of their Google accounts but they still managed to get Claude working in the end.

A user says a newly registered US-region account bought for Claude was banned and then unbanned after a phone appeal.

The author reports their Claude ban appeal was rejected and the account could not be recovered.

A user says their Claude ban record cites a Usage Policy violation rather than the supported-countries policy, which they think helps with stable future use.

A user asks whether Claude's frequent account bans also affect the Claude models accessed through Cursor.

Anthropic now isolates end users so risk triggers ban only the individual, not the main account, making 'anti-chain-ban pool' API resellers look like scammers.

A user says Claude risk controls caused repeated virtual-card declines and next-day account disabled notices, losing all tuned context.

A step-by-step guide for getting a refund through Apple's Report a Problem after Anthropic bans an App Store-purchased Claude subscription, including a reason template and a prorated refund example.

A user says a long-time US citizen's Claude account was banned for using a China IP during a business trip, with no refund for the just-renewed annual plan.