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random account deactivation without warning

BACKGROUND
4 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 28 May 2026
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How the story developed
17 Oct
Bro I just got deactivated
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
1.2
14 Sept
Account deactivated with no reason?
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
28 May
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
28 Mar
Opened my account for my business on March 25. Banned on March 27th. Lost my appeal within 13 minutes.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I really have no idea how or why this happened. I've only used it to look at plans that claude has made for a second opinion. It's not an adult

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
26 Mar
My ChatGPT isnt reactivated

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1s48y8v/my_chatgpt_isnt_reactivated/"> <img alt="My ChatGPT isnt reactivated"

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
26 Mar
Removing My Account Permanently

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1s4lzle/removing_my_account_permanently/"> <img alt="Removing My Account Permanently"

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
29 Mar
Do ChatGPT refusals go anywhere?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>i have been discussing something that occurred a while back irl and I haven’t received any red text or content removals or “this may violate our

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 Apr
How to delete account without access

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1smrexf/how_to_delete_account_without_access/"> <img alt="How to delete account without access"

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN 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
19 Oct
Always back up your chats.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So for the second time I lost 10+ hours of work in the last week. 2 of my projects disappeared with no trace. Waiting to see if its in export

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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