Anthropic's KYC checks ban Russian users—even those with NZ residency
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-29
Anthropic has started requesting KYC (passport submission) from users it flags as suspicious, such as long-term VPN users. Russian passports trigger instant bans—even for users with New Zealand permanent residency. Chinese users are also affected, and the community found that subscribing immediately after account creation raises ban risk. The poster says farewell to an account they ran at 90% utilization.
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