# Guy is banned by OpenAI for cyber abuse, his AI appeals, another AI approves it

> Source: <https://twitter.com/endpointarena/status/2075245286339846145>
> Published: 2026-07-10 19:50:27+00:00

>i got banned from OpenAI for "Cyber Abuse"
>no idea what I did
>paste the ban notice into Codex
>ask it to figure out what triggered the ban
>Codex found that I asked it for an API key to my own server
>Codex writes appeal
>Codex submits appeal
>a few minutes later appeal auto-approved by some AI at OpenAI
banned by AI, convicted by AI, defended by AI, and pardoned by AI in about 10 minutes