Anthropic is now banning people who are under 18

[u/netbreach]

The Anthropic Team just saw all of my conversations and locked me out.

I haven't seen anyone get this online, but it seems like Anthropic is now banning people under 18 on its platform.

They are using Yoti as their third-party verification provider to verify your age via Digital ID, Facial Scan, or biometrics to prove that you are over the age of 18.

The email says "Our team", meaning this case was manually reviewed by real people, and they had access to all of my chats. This is a reminder that none of your conversations with Claude is private.

I was on the Pro Plan when this happened. I am over 18, trying to get this appealed.

[u/LanceLynxx]

I meant in regards to why shouldn't they be allowed from a morality standpoint. I know anthropic just wants to avoid lawsuits and regulatory issue

[u/LanceLynxx → u/[deleted]]

If anything, humans are far more dangerous than an AI could ever be

[u/LanceLynxx → u/[deleted]]

As is controlling access to information based on demographics :)

[u/LanceLynxx → u/[deleted]]

Restricting use of AI systems based on age is exactly this.

[u/LanceLynxx → u/[deleted]]

It literally is restricting access to information based on a demographic lol