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Morning Edition · Saturday, October 3, 2026Published at 2:33 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic Tightens Enforcement Against VPN Access, Suspending Claude Accounts in Hong Kong
Users report suspension emails citing "suspicious signals," and the crypto exchange OKX restricted Claude for staff in Hong Kong after its enterprise account was temporarily disabled.
Developers in Hong Kong who had used Claude for months through virtual private networks (VPNs) found their accounts disabled this week. The South China Morning Post reports that Anthropic has stepped up enforcement of its geographic restric…
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