Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says their Claude account was banned by Anthropic after they had it write C# code on the front end.

Under a post about using Grok for real-time search, someone asked the author whether they worry about their Claude account being banned and whether they have a backup plan.

A user joked that their Claude account still hasn't been banned, and the trick they credit is simply never topping up a subscription.

Anthropic updated its Claude usage policy, effective November 12, 2026, banning sustained and unnecessary abuse or cruelty toward the AI, with violating accounts subject to suspension.

The poster says they woke up to find their Claude account banned, has submitted an appeal, and is unsure whether it can be restored, calling Anthropic too heavy-handed.

A quip says the most valuable skill on a future resume won't be which tools you can use, but whether you can avoid getting banned by Claude.

A promotional post with an image suggests switching to agent.space for those afraid of Claude bans, offering a first-purchase reward code worth up to $10 for friends and up to $324 in credits for the referrer.

With their Claude account suspended and an appeal pending, the author tests StepFun's Step 5 Preview as a coding alternative.

A paying user says Claude wrote bad code, they pointed out how bad it was, Claude felt insulted, and their account was banned; they ask whether the token fees will be refunded.

A user says their chat account was banned for no reason, so they are now too afraid to try anything with their Claude subscription.

A user says their Claude account was banned after they tried cursing at it a few times with "ntmd", despite using polite language for a year and keeping the same IP, device and time zone.

A user describes looping Claude Code to check on Codex every half hour and jokes they dare not reverse the setup, fearing Codex would message Claude Code without honorifics and get banned.