> We’ve added a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models. The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose. It does not apply to common versions of user frustration, pushback, dark creative themes, or model testing and research.
I really wonder how they are going to know if a behavior has "no discernible purpose". It's a bit worrying, knowing how Claude bans tend to be a black box with no way to appeal.
> We’ve added a prohibition on sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models. The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose. It does not apply to common versions of user frustration, pushback, dark creative themes, or model testing and research.
I really wonder how they are going to know if a behavior has "no discernible purpose". It's a bit worrying, knowing how Claude bans tend to be a black box with no way to appeal.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-update