Anthropic updates policy to ban abusing Claude
What happened
2026年10月9日，The Verge报道，Anthropic一年多来首次更新使用政策，新增条款禁止对Claude实施“持续且无必要的虐待或残忍行为”，称该条款仅适用于用户反复且无明确目的地虐待模型的极端情况，终止对话仍是主要执行机制。同日TechCrunch报道，政策还禁止干预选举、武器软件与监控，并明确禁止用户对模型长期言语辱骂，禁止用Claude运营虚假账号或伪造新闻媒体，设“不要破坏民主进程”章节禁止欺骗选民或扰乱选举。The Decoder同日报道称，违规者可能被警告、限流、限制、暂停或终止访问；公司称该条款不适用于常见的用户挫败、反驳、黑暗创作主题或模型测试研究，仅针对极端情况。政策同时把虚假账号与误导性政治内容归入新的宣传禁令，将武器禁令扩展到软件和无人机武器化，并更明确禁止未经同意的监控。目前进展为政策更新已公布，Anthropic未披露更多执行细节。
Written by AI from the reports · updated 7 d ago
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- The DecoderBeing mean to Claude can now get your account suspended under Anthropic's new TOS
Anthropic's updated usage policy bans sustained abuse of Claude and tightens restrictions on propaganda, drone weaponization, and surveillance. The abuse rule builds on an approach that already lets models end some conversations and treats Claude as an entity that may deserve protection.
- TechCrunch · AIAnthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference
Anthropic's updated usage policy explicitly prohibits users from repeatedly abusing Claude in extreme cases, though ordinary frustration and criticism are still allowed. The new rules also address election interference, deceptive campaigns, weapons software, and surveillance.
- The Verge · AIAnthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude
Anthropic is making changes to its usage policy for the first time in over a year to reflect new and high-risk cases of misuse - including election interference, weapons development, surveillance, and health and financial uses. But one of the most significant changes prohibits "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior" toward Claude.
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