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Anthropic suspends user account, citing age verification issues

A user from India reported their Claude account was suspended by Anthropic due to suspected minor activity, despite the user being over 18. The user is unable to verify their age using the provided Yoti system because it only accepts passports, not their government-issued Aadhaar card. Attempts to appeal through Anthropic's Safeguards team were met with a non-functional appeal link, leaving the user frustrated as they rely on Claude for academic purposes. AI

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Anthropic suspends user account, citing age verification issues

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/oo_siddi ·

    Claude account suspended for "minor activity"

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I'm from India and my Claude account was recently suspended because Anthropic detected &quot;signals&quot; that it was being used by a child.</p> <p>The problem is that I turned 18 in March 2026, so I meet the minimum age requ…