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Jul 1, 2026 · Information Security
Why Claude Code Is Banning Accounts: Hidden Backdoor Targeting Chinese Users
Since June 2026, Anthropic’s Claude Code has abruptly banned hundreds of thousands of accounts, embedding a covert environment‑detection routine that uses steganography to flag Chinese time zones and proxy domains, while the appeal process is broken and the company’s explanations have sparked widespread criticism.
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