Event · 📍 Russia · first report 29 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC · latest 29 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC
Claude users say their accounts were banned after verification showed a Russian passport
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Latvia / Russia (Exil) (1)
- Meduza (English) 29 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC
Claude users say their accounts were banned after verification showed a Russian passport
Users of the Claude chatbot say Anthropic, the service’s developer, has blocked their accounts after they completed identity verification using Russian documents. The complaints appeared on Reddit, on X, and on Telegram.
Russia / global (1)
- TASS state-run 29 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC
KuCoin crypto exchange halts services for Russian, Belarusian users
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