OpenAI bans user over a puberty biology question, work data lost with no appeal
quantumdot44 · reddit · 2026-09-17
A Reddit user says OpenAI deactivated their account for "sexualization of children," triggered — they suspect — by a biology question about when childhood ends, adolescence begins, and whether puberty onset relates to sex drive. Their appeal received a templated refusal they believe was bot-handled, with all chat history including work materials lost and no backup option. A paying subscriber, they now plan separate accounts for curiosity vs. work — a case highlighting false positives in OpenAI's automated safety detection and the lack of human review or data recourse after bans.
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