Anthropic tightens Claude access in Hong Kong, VPN users hit with suspensions

pstAsiatech · x · 2026-10-04

• Per SCMP, Anthropic has stepped up enforcement of geo-restrictions on Claude in Hong Kong, with users who operated accounts via VPN for months reporting abrupt suspensions.
• One Hong Kong user on r/claude said Anthropic's safeguards team emailed them citing "suspicious signals" and revoked the account for policy violations — despite six months of use via NordVPN; they were trying to recover conversation history and data.
• Some tech-savvy users are bypassing blocks by routing connections through Singapore via VPNs and registering with foreign payment details. A wave of complaints surfaced on X and Reddit.

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