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Anthropic's Claude bans Chinese speakers abroad, user claims

An Anthropic user based in Germany, who pays with German billing information, has experienced multiple account bans on Claude Pro. The user suspects these bans are triggered by their use of the Chinese language within the platform, despite living in a supported region. This suggests Anthropic's automated risk-scoring system may be overly sensitive to language and network signals, inadvertently penalizing legitimate users outside of unsupported regions like China. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential biases in AI content moderation and access control systems, impacting global user accessibility.

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Anthropic's Claude bans Chinese speakers abroad, user claims

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jin ·

    Was My Claude Account Banned Because I Speak Chinese?

    <p>Recently, Anthropic has heavily tightened its restrictions on users linked to unsupported regions, particularly China. While I live and work in Germany, I found myself caught in this wave of account bans.</p> <p>I want to share what happened, look at how these bans work techni…