Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A short complaint asking Claude to stop banning accounts, with no specific case or details.

A user says their Claude account was banned and they have been using Astra since, suggesting opus5.5 as a ban-risk-free alternative.

A user reports their Claude account was banned immediately after upgrading from Pro to Max, though their virtual card issuer refunded the charge.

A user says abusing a German Claude Max $200 deal got all four Claude accounts on their computer banned; a fresh Gmail re-registration on the same devices has survived so far, and they are considering paying for Pro.

The post traces a common Claude user journey: hunting anti-ban tips before signing up, anxious use, prepping mentally before Max upgrades, then a Suspend email, appeal and refund.

The poster says Claude bans are widespread, with some users renting US-based Mac Minis and controlling them remotely to avoid being banned.

The user says ChatGPT is better for images and video scripts while Claude remains smoother for articles, but their Claude account got banned again.

A Pro subscriber says a fixed IP and unchanged timezone have kept the account stable for nearly a month, but avoids Claude Code and desktop app over device-fingerprint ban fears.

A user asks why university-funded Claude accounts, reportedly one per desk and free to use, don't get banned like personal ones.

The reply argues Claude infers a user's country from IP, activity hours and traffic patterns, so ordinary users face a lower ban risk.

The author says their Claude account was banned, so they took a sunny day off to be outdoors with their bandaged daughter and ease her fear from the hospital the day before.

Claude Duet's waitlist is open to US Pro and Max subscribers; the author says applying won't get accounts banned and urges users to sign up.