Reddit users report mass OpenAI account bans hitting paying customers
Existing-Slide7395 · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit post claims ChatGPT isn't down—it's worse: OpenAI appears to have banned a large batch of accounts, including paying subscribers who can no longer access the service they pay for.
The poster, who says they've since cancelled, frames it as "pay but don't ever use the service." First-hand user reports from the ban wave.
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