Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A Claude paid subscriber criticizes Anthropic for banning accounts with only a generic policy-violation notice and answering appeals with an AI-sounding template.

A user says Claude told them to stop staying up late and that they could speak Chinese, after which Anthropic permanently disabled the account for detecting a China-based user in violation of its supported-regions policy.

A user shows a Claude Code pixel sticker pack that cost $6.75 with $26.20 in international shipping, and complains that Anthropic spends heavily on developer goodwill while banning paid accounts without warning.

A user says they renewed their Claude subscription after moving to Guangzhou and were banned within 4 hours despite using a solid VPN, and asks whether any way exists to temporarily regain access.

A screenshot shows a Claude account banned for violating the terms of service, with a note to contact the support team if the user believes this is a mistake.

Commenters say the Claude Code ban wave shows AI coding tools moving from unregulated growth to compliant paid use, with free-riding days numbered.

A screenshot shows a Claude account banned for violating the terms of service, with a notice to contact support if it is believed to be a mistake.

A poster says Claude bans are severe and that Office 365 accounts on Xianyu rose to 18 yuan for Word Copilot access to Opus 5.5, asking about quota and daily limits.

A user who just switched over says they have not tested it, but saw reports that using Claude models in Cursor also gets accounts banned, with the claim unverified.

A user shows off Claude's official sticker pack, which costs about $33 with FedEx shipping, and complains that Anthropic is generous with gifts but bans accounts with vague reasons.

The poster questions why people still buy a full year of Claude membership when account bans are so common, asking who would refund them after a ban.

The poster says their last Claude account has been banned and vents that Anthropic is unfriendly to Chinese users.