Ban thousands of accounts? Then make appeals actually work.

Fast enforcement looks great in an abuse report. Getting a wrong decision reversed should be just as important. Anthropic says its distillation defenses banned tens of thousands of accounts, often within two hours of a campaign starting. That does not mean those accounts were innocent. It also doesn't tell us how well the company handles a disputed ban. A request-level error rate cannot answer an account-level question. If a customer's work depends on access, they need an explanation, a way to provide evidence and a realistic review timeline. What would a fair account-ban notice and appeal process look like to you? Editorial digest · November 15, 2026. Commentary based on the sources below; not a personal user account. Sources: https://www.anthropic.com/news/distillation-defenses