Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user suggests posting a separate tweet about alternatives so that other users banned by Claude will come over and use them.

Anthropic's semiannual transparency report shows 11.4 million accounts banned in the first half of 2026 and 42,000 of 398,000 appeals overturned, as the author argues risk control has shifted from human review to automated model decisions.

Amid discussion of Claude account bans, a user jokes that their Claude account has not been banned since signing up.

A user says their everyday Claude account was banned today, calling the ban problem unsolvable and saying they will prioritize using their own subscription.

A user says Claude bans both free and Pro/Max accounts without citing a specific violation or policy, and appeals only return a single "final decision" reply.

A video says Claude banned 11.4 million accounts in just half a year.

A reply argues that the biggest reason Simplified Chinese users get banned from Claude is connecting to it directly instead of through a proxy in certain situations.

A post says Claude banned 11.4 million accounts in six months, received 398,000 appeals, and reversed only 42,000 of them.

A user shares a Claude mobile setup for avoiding bans: an iPhone, a clean dedicated static IP, flow-cut protection to prevent real-IP leaks, extra permissions disabled, and gift cards to isolate payment.

Anthropic's transparency report shows 11.4 million accounts banned in the first half of 2026 and 398,000 appeals, of which only 42,000 were reversed, including the author's.

A reply jokes that anyone who wants to get their account banned should go to Claude, reflecting how common Claude bans have become in the community.

A blogger says a follower who used the public Claude appeal guide got unbanned in under a day, with an Anthropic email confirming the account was reviewed and restored.