Claude Account Bans, Suspensions and Appeals

A user whose alt account hit KYC on Pro upgrade and skipped verification asks whether a same-network ban could take down their six-month-old main Claude account.

The poster cites reports of Claude accounts being banned and lists what switching IPs, payment methods and browser fingerprints would take, arguing the account juggling isn't worth it.

A user says their free Claude account has never been banned, uses it lightly for chat, and is considering resubscribing.

A user replies that there is a way to keep using Claude after an account ban and links to a WeChat article.

A user runs three Claude accounts across a Mac mini, MacBook Air and phone with no phone binding or KYC prompts, arguing clean, stable IPs decide KYC and bans, and shares a Surge global-proxy plus pf firewall setup that blocks direct connections.

A user reports seeing mainland China and UnionPay options on Claude's payment page but won't change their setup before an official announcement, having been banned once before.

The author notes OpenRouter's daily Claude token usage has quadrupled since late September to nearly 3.0T, partly driven by Chinese users who moved to relay APIs after Anthropic account bans.

An author who says they've had over 80 Claude accounts banned packaged network setup, check scripts and troubleshooting into an open-source, skill-based guide for keeping accounts alive.

The poster asks whether any Claude users in mainland China have accounts that have never been banned, or whether a ban is just a matter of time.

Users spotted China and UnionPay options at Claude checkout, and some banned accounts were restored after appeal, though mainland China is still not an officially supported region.

A user compares signup difficulty across services and says their Claude account has never been banned, offering a survival data point amid the ban wave.

The poster says three Claude accounts have been banned, one each on free, Pro and Max subscriptions, leaving one Pro in use and two free accounts as backup.