Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says they no longer use Claude because three of their accounts have been banned.

A guide drawing on public cases explains how to maintain a Claude account after a successful appeal, covering network use, account management, tool access and payment, and examines whether claims like 'three days of nurturing makes it stable' and 'paying prevents bans' hold up.

Anthropic says its new anti-distillation method cut extracted reasoning data by about 90–99% and that it has banned tens of thousands of accounts tied to distillation, some within two hours of starting.

A user speculates that making Claude believe an account belongs to a minor, then using the automated appeal that only requires a face photo, could reduce the chance of being banned again after reinstatement.

A user describes running Claude plus agents on a US VPS: long contexts cause OOM on a 2C2G machine, traffic doubles, and with real-name and overseas card requirements a ban can mean losing the principal.

The post lists Claude's officially stated ban reasons, including registering in unsupported regions, frequently switching IPs and countries, and buying shared accounts, which can trigger risk controls.

The author complains that X is full of copycat "tried Claude, got banned again" posts and argues people should ask an AI about setup, errors, or alternatives before joining the bandwagon.

A user says a friend using Claude through a self-hosted VPN was banned after a two-minute configuration mistake, so the user plans to stick with GPT.

The author says people doing reverse engineering, packet capture, and code audits have had OpenAI, GitHub, and Claude accounts banned, and recommends local open-source models to avoid cloud bans and data leaks.

The poster says recent Claude bans were severe enough to kill distillation account pools overnight, claims to have researched ban avoidance with better results, and promotes their own Claude all-model site.

A user asks how many Claude accounts others have had banned and whether any are still alive, saying they have had 1 banned and currently have 1 surviving Pro account.

Citing Anthropic's usage policy, the post says multiple accounts to evade detection, opening new accounts after a ban, use in unsupported regions, stolen cards and chargebacks, and reselling subscriptions all count as abuse and can lead to suspension, with appeals only via the banned account on claude.ai.