Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user says they have only used Anthropic's free tier and never been banned, and have avoided paying for a membership out of fear of being banned.

Replying to two users, one person agrees with the point but laments that Claude accounts are being banned while OpenAI's routing is unreliable.

A user reports the refund arrived within 24 hours, then they proactively canceled their subscription, and notes they just registered a new account because Claude bans have been severe recently.

A user claims Anthropic's free Claude plush giveaway form asks for a National ID Card Number once China is selected as the country, calling it a phishing-style account ban trap.

A user says their Claude account has now been banned, tagging Anthropic's Lydia Hallie in the post.

A user whose Claude Free account has never been banned worries that subscribing to Pro could get the account terminated, and asks whether that can happen.

A user argues that although Codex's plan has shrunk, the lower 6.1 Sol price makes it competitive with Claude Pro per token, and the gap between Claude and Codex doesn't justify risking a ban.

A user says their Claude account was banned again with no explanation and a failed appeal, even though it was paid with a real foreign friend's card, and that they have moved many daily tasks to Kimi, WorkBuddy and Doubao.

A user says their free Claude account was banned after they had used it with Japan, US and Hong Kong IPs, and was unbanned the next day after an appeal.

A 16-minute breakdown describes using Claude to research a niche, lock in a specific style, keep a brand file and regenerate only flawed scenes when building a faceless YouTube channel.

A post asks why Claude accounts still get banned even with a residential IP, US card payment and adjusted time zone, suggesting the missing piece may be local device protection.

A user says Anthropic's account ban wave has reached their two-year-old account, calling it the loss of another talented programmer.