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OpenAI account ban blocks data export, user cites GDPR concerns

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A user reported their OpenAI account was banned due to a linked secondary account that was flagged for alleged election interference, despite the user's claims of legitimate use for anti-extremism projects. The ban on the main account, which had no prior violations, was reportedly upheld by an automated system with no human review, leaving the user unable to access or export their work data. This situation raises concerns about OpenAI's automated moderation, chain-banning practices, and compliance with GDPR data access rights for EU users. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with automated moderation systems and data access for users of AI platforms.

RANK_REASON User complaint about automated moderation and data access issues with an AI service.

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OpenAI account ban blocks data export, user cites GDPR concerns

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Ghulaschsuppe ·

    OpenAI banned my main working account today because of a linked account flagged in August. Support bot closed the case in 3 minutes, and GDPR data export is completely blocked.

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hey everyone,</p> <p>I wanted to share my situation with OpenAI’s automated moderation and chain-banning systems, as it just completely disrupted my daily workflow.</p> <p>On August 20th, a secondary account of mine was flagged and banned for all…

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