Hong Kong users caught offguard as Anthropic tightens VPN access to Claude
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Relevance
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Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
16/15
Depth
8/15
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US artificial intelligence company Anthropic appears to have stepped up enforcement of geographical restrictions on its Claude models in Hong Kong, with local users reporting abrupt account suspensions after accessing the service through virtual private networks (VPNs). A wave of complaints surfaced on social media platforms X and Reddit on Thursday, as users who had operated accounts for months u

