OpenAI threatens ban over red-teaming own plugin, appeal denied instantly

stevie_balemi · reddit · 2026-11-10

Reddit user steviebalemi reports that merely red-teaming his own plugin via ChatGPT triggered an OpenAI policy warning citing "Cyber Abuse," with threats of account deactivation. His appeal was immediately denied without any explanation. He calls it another reminder of why local/self-hosted models matter — cloud API workflows can be cut off anytime by opaque risk controls.

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