Anthropic users launch petition site for account ban appeals

A group of Claude users has launched bannedbyanthropic.com, a petition site calling for manual review and fair appeals processes for account bans. The site appears to be a response to what users perceive as opaque or automated moderation decisions. On Hacker News, commenters shared stories of being banned for legitimate use cases, including technical writing and research queries, with little recourse. Some noted that Anthropic's acceptable use policy is broad enough to catch edge cases, while others flagged the lack of a clear appeals pathway. The site underscores growing tension between AI safety guardrails and developer autonomy.