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Anthropic Claude Max users locked out by critical billing bug

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

A user is experiencing a critical issue with Anthropic's Claude Max service, where a backend synchronization failure has incorrectly canceled their subscription despite successful payment. The issue has persisted for over 170 hours, with automated systems unable to resolve it and no human intervention available. The problem is so severe that the system now prevents the user from making new payments to regain access, leaving them locked out of the paid service. AI

IMPACT Critical billing and entitlement bugs can erode user trust and adoption of AI services.

RANK_REASON User-reported critical bug impacting a specific product tier.

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Anthropic Claude Max users locked out by critical billing bug

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Catch22LockedOut ·

    [Critical Bug] Backend state desync wedging Claude Max entitlements and corrupting checkout pipeline

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This isn't about requesting a refund. Keep the money—I need access to the service I paid for, or an engineer with backend database access to resolve this instead of an automated bot looping canned apologies into the void.</p> <p><strong>The Failu…

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