Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says their VPN died, Claude Desktop's IP jumped, and a ban email arrived within a minute; they appealed, requested an App Store refund, and switched to a backup account.

A reply mocks Anthropic for banning users who were paying it, saying the company runs things like a Discord server.

The author says their VPS-proxied Claude account survives but they want mobile access, so they consider registering a fresh account to see how long it lasts.

The author says Claude bans have eased recently and advises a static residential IP, a Gmail account, and 48–72 hours of normal use before paying for Pro, calling device-rental advice overblown.

A joke noting Anthropic banned 11.4 million accounts in the first half of the year yet is heading to IPO, asking if buying ANT stock would let one appeal a Claude ban at the shareholder meeting.

User says a Claude account registered through muse with a fresh Google account was banned immediately, and complains muse needs an upgrade.

The user says they use Claude across devices without residential IPs and stay unbanned, and that a ban costs nothing thanks to App Store refunds plus a quick Gmail re-signup.

The author reads Anthropic's prospectus risk disclosure as a loop where delayed enforcement and re-registration after bans recycle violation revenue.

A user claims Anthropic urgently unbanned a batch of Chinese Claude accounts on its IPO filing day, suspecting it was to make numbers look better.

The post argues that for users behind the GFW, accessing X or YouTube is easy compared with keeping a Claude account alive without being banned.

The user says their Claude account was banned on the 4th and they have been emailing appeals every three days while venting about GPT for a month.

The post claims Anthropic's filing shows revenue from violating users was recognized before banning them, at 5–7% of first-nine-month revenue, with use in unsupported regions counting as a violation.