Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user shares cloud PC pitfalls, noting that someone who used one to register Claude had the account banned 22 minutes later.

A user argues Claude is so useful that people whose accounts get banned will keep signing up again, showing user stickiness amid the ban wave.

A user complains their Claude account was banned before surviving a week, saying Claude is so useful they can't do without it and only switched because Codex fell short.

A user says three of their Claude accounts were banned and all have been appealed, and that they threatened to sue Anthropic if the accounts aren't restored.

The user says Codex had become too poor to use, and their Claude account was banned less than a month after switching, possibly because Claude reconnected without a VPN after a crash.

A user says their friend has physically moved to the US but the Claude account registered in China was still banned, and argues Anthropic keeps a list and bans accounts later.

A meme jokes about getting an email from Dario saying you are banned from Claude for calling him retarded, reflecting discussion around the new usage policy.

A user says their Claude account of more than half a year was banned, and after reopening one and comparing with GPT, still finds Claude Code more comfortable to use.

A long-time Claude user ran a popular third-party tool that scores ban risk, got a very low score, and was banned the next day, suspecting the tool collects user data.

A user questions whether a company should police how paying customers talk to a machine, after Anthropic's new policy said repeated extreme abuse of Claude could lead to suspension.

A user says a friend bought a Mac mini, placed it at a US friend's home and connected remotely with a US IP and US bank card, yet the Claude account was still banned.

A user says their Claude account was banned while they were using the desktop version of Claude Code.