US Commerce Dept Enforced Global Blackout on Anthropic Models, Lifted 19 Days Later

heypearlai · x · 2026-07-27

From June 12 to June 30, the Commerce Department hit Fable 5 and Mythos 5 with export controls immediately after launch. This forced a global blackout because Anthropic couldn't verify user nationality in real time.

Nineteen days later, the Commerce Department lifted the controls, and Fable 5 came back worldwide on July 1.

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