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1 Apr
Help? Banned on all accounts
OPINION · WHAT · OpenAI
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Other feeds and industry voices
2 May
I never gave ChatGTP my email, but now their emailing me?!

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1t1cgye/i_never_gave_chatgtp_my_email_but_now_their/"> <img alt="I never gave ChatGTP my email, but now their

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 Apr
Help? Banned on all accounts

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I had like 3 different ChatGPT accounts cause I could never remember which email was already registered but basically today I got emails saying

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 Apr
Account Deactivation Warning

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hello!</p> <p>I recently received this email from OpenAI:</p> <p>Hello,</p> <p>OpenAI's terms and policies restrict the use of our services in a

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
15 May
Permanently banned by OpenAI for "Cyber Abuse" I didn’t commit. No blocked prompts, no in app banners, just 4 silent emails to my spam folder.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been a $20/month Plus subscriber for over two years, using ChatGPT daily for work and dev projects. Last week, my account was deactivated

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
4 Oct
Anyone else getting hit with “cyber abuse” bans for normal coding? Paid $100/mo, appeal denied in 60 seconds

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Curious how common this is, because I'm seeing a lot of similar stories.</p> <p>I got banned today for &quot;cyber abuse.&quot; I'm an indie dev

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
5 May
Warning: Anthropic's "Gift Max" exploit drained €800+, ruined my credit, and got me banned.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Heads up to anyone here using Claude/Anthropic as an alternative. If you have a card saved on their platform, <strong>remove it now.</strong></p>

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
2 Oct
Banned for “Recidivism”?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi,</p> <p>I have had a chatGPT account for a while, but I was using mainly perplexity for the last couple of years. I have never had any other

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
10 Apr
800 Million non paying accounts for free inference, but theyre nickle and diming paid users with lessened Codex rate limits.

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1sh9aar/800_million_non_paying_accounts_for_free/"> <img alt="800 Million non paying accounts for free

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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