20261009 - Anthropic bans 'abusive or cruel behavior' toward Claude

Us abusing our customers is different, you understand

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-bans-abusive-or-cruel-behavior-toward-claude/ - blog post

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