Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user who signed up when Claude first launched says their account was banned once and later restored after an appeal.

A Claude user describes their VPS, Mac, Claude Code and payment setup after being banned last week, and says no method is guaranteed to avoid bans.

A post jokes that someone who has used a Claude Code subscription steadily for a long time without being banned deserves to be called a top-tier talent.

A user argues that tricks such as buying US residential IPs, deleting Chinese fonts or switching to traditional Chinese don't prevent Claude bans, and lists four practical habits instead.

A user says that if Musk relaxed restrictions so creators weren't banned at will, X's ecosystem would surpass OpenAI and Anthropic, but many creators left over strict rules.

A user says only their oldest Claude account was banned while four others and all Codex accounts are fine, and describes their US credit card, US VM IP, English-system devices and English-only usage.

A joke dialogue lists ten rules for avoiding Claude bans, each illustrated by a master who got banned, ending with the tenth who was never banned because he never registered.

A user asks Anthropic why their KYC-verified, personally paid Claude account was suddenly suspended for unusual activity and faces a 10-day appeal wait.

A user reports Codex repeatedly disconnecting, an old Claude account banned and a new one banned after a day, and says they now rely heavily on AI for work.

A user says studying Claude ban-avoidance guides is like daily prayer rituals, noting a friend's HK-VPN account has survived three months while many of their own were banned.

A user recommends a Canadian Telus plan with 250GB and roaming across 62 regions including mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as a way to avoid Claude bans.

A paying user says their account was suspended right after opening Claude Code in the desktop app, with no rule broken, and their work is now on hold pending appeal.