Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user asks whether other Claude accounts also fail to log in after one account is banned unless the IP is changed.

A reply says Claude has been running on a server without computer control, and switching to local use might trigger a suspension.

The post says Claude bars users and companies in China and checks usage patterns, IP addresses and payment card details, explaining why Chinese users get suspended.

The poster mocks people charging for advice after surviving three weeks on Claude Pro without a ban, and asks how long others have lasted.

A user running Claude Code via a jump host and remote dev machine had their new account suspended right after authorizing GitHub in the terminal.

A user whose Claude account bought on Xianyu got banned asks whether the platform's dispute court can help recover the money after the seller refused a refund.

The poster argues domestic Chinese models are distilled from US ones, so using Claude and risking account bans isn't worth it versus staying one or two generations behind.

A user says their Claude account was banned on the same day they were most looking forward to Fable, calling themselves a bit of a clown.

A user laments that their six-month-old Claude Max 20x account was banned, joking it's worse than never having used Claude at all.

A user suggests registering a fresh Gmail on a clean rented US remote Mac mini before opening Claude to reduce ban odds, and asks for more reliable methods.

For a banned Claude Max subscription paid through App Store gift cards, filing a refund request with Apple citing account suspension may work, while Anthropic support rarely responds.

Anthropic says new safeguards cut reasoning-token extraction from Claude by 10–100x, relying on preserved thinking, a two-stage classifier and fast account bans, including one network of 20,000+ fraudulent accounts.