SITUATION EXPLAINED: Starting Nov 12, being abusive to Claude will violate Anthropic's usage policy. • It bans "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models," but not everyday frustration, pushback, dark creative themes or model testing • Enforcement stays the same: Claude can end abusive chats, which it's been able to do since 2025 • It also bans using Claude to shame, bully or harass people, or to promote harmful body-image content • Some rules sound broad ("What counts…

Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_23h ago

Effective November 12th, 2026, abusive behavior towards Claude will be a violation of Anthropic's Usage Policy. https://x.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2108244808494154089/photo/1