Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user asks whether having Claude help configure circumvention proxy settings will get their account banned.

A reply jokes that beyond remote management software, what people need is a remote computer where running Claude won't get the account banned.

After his Claude account was banned, the author tried all major models, still rates Opus 5.5 top, and reopened a Max plan with precautions to see how long it lasts.

A reply notes that daily TikTok use caused no trouble, yet the user's Claude account was banned.

A reply says Anthropic bans blacklist the linked email and phone, so it advises starting over with incognito mode, a clean Google account and a residential IP.

The author says their Claude 5x account was banned, so they now subscribe via the App Store and rotate Plus plans as weekly quotas run out.

A user's newly purchased Claude Pro account was banned after two days of heavy use; the official email cited only a policy violation, and the account was accessed via an unofficial relay.

A user whose Claude account was banned says they no longer dare use it and is asking for the lowest monthly price on a $100 Codex plan for long-term use.

A tester opened a new Claude 5x account with passport KYC and was banned immediately; the charge was refunded, and the user notes that a KYC prompt already signals Anthropic suspects the environment.

A new Gmail upgraded straight to Max was instantly KYC-banned, while upgrading to Pro first and Max days later survived; Apple gift cards make refunds easier.

A poster offers to appeal banned Claude accounts for ¥1000 per case, claiming a 100% success rate and charging nothing if it fails.

A viral joke says Claude Code outsourced a PPT task to Codex, which hired a human and used Alipay auto-pay, ending with Claude, Codex, Alipay and the phone number all banned; the author warns about agent payment permissions.