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Hong Kong users caught offguard as Anthropic tightens VPN access to Claude

Anthropic abruptly suspended the accounts of Hong Kong users who accessed its Claude models through VPNs, with complaints surfacing on X and Reddit on Thursday. Users who had operated accounts for months via VPNs found them suddenly disabled, as the company stepped up enforcement of its geographical restrictions on Claude in Hong Kong.

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US artificial intelligence company Anthropic appears to have stepped up enforcement of geographical restrictions on its Claude models in Hong Kong, with local users reporting abrupt account suspensions after accessing the service through virtual private networks (VPNs). A wave of complaints surfaced on social media platforms X and Reddit on Thursday, as users who had operated accounts for months using VPNs found them suddenly disabled. One Hong Kong-based user posted on the “r/claude” subreddit...

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