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Anthropic AI suspends 18-year-old user, demanding personal data for reinstatement

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A user on Reddit reported being suspended from using Anthropic's Claude AI, despite being 18 years old and using it only for school-related tasks. The user expressed frustration with the suspension and the requirement to provide personal information, including facial recognition, through a third-party service to resolve the issue. They are seeking alternative solutions to regain access to the AI, which they found more helpful than other options. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with age verification and data privacy policies for AI services.

RANK_REASON User-reported issue with an AI product's access policy.

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Anthropic AI suspends 18-year-old user, demanding personal data for reinstatement

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/xX_N00bD3str0y3r_Xx ·

    Is there a loophole around the age suspension? I'm 18 years old, they still hit me with it.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I don't get it. I'm 18 years old, I have only use Claude for school related tasks, and I never used it for anything else but suddenly, I just got suspended. And the only way for me to &quot;fix&quot; my problem is to hop on a 3rd party, let them …

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