Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says they ran nearly 20 Claude accounts, many upgraded to 5x and 20x, over the past one to two months and that most have now been banned, suspecting a new detection mechanism.

A post cites data that Claude banned 11.4 million accounts in the first half of the year with only 42,000 successful appeals, and warns of another wave after the new policy takes effect on November 12.

The author says that following a linked article's method, banned Claude accounts can be refunded and reopened, and that normal use tends to trigger a ban about once every 2 to 6 months.

Someone recommends following a linked article's process, saying Claude bans come with refunds and a new account can simply be opened, with normal use triggering a ban about once every 2 to 6 months.

The same author says Claude bans are not that serious: follow the linked method to get a refund and open a new account, since normal use triggers a ban about once every 2 to 6 months.

The poster says they have a very stable Claude Code ban-avoidance method and have never been banned while using it, and asks people to DM or comment 1 to get it.

A seller offers Claude Max 5x and 20x top-ups or ready-made accounts for 699 to 849 yuan with a one-ban warranty, reflecting the gray market around the ban wave.

Skeptical of claims that new Claude accounts get banned instantly, the author used muse's built-in cloud browser to register a new Claude account and test whether it gets banned.

A joking post says that after being repeatedly messed with by Claude, users' mindset has shifted to simply begging not to have their accounts banned, reflecting anxiety over the wave of bans.

A user reports following a tutorial exactly, using a free Claude account for a week and a $20 plan locally for a day without a ban, and hopes to keep using it long term like the tutorial author.

A user posts that Anthropic has banned six of his accounts, joking about the wave of bans.

The poster tested registering a Claude account with Grok Bot and says it was banned instantly, with a screenshot as evidence.