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Anthropic expands Claude ban to employees of companies in unsupported regions

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-11-11Updated 2026-11-11

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Supported Regions Policy — Anthropic Source

🚨 Anthropic expands Claude ban to employees of companies in unsupported regions

Starting November 12, 2026, the Supported Regions Policy covers Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, API, and Claude models, including clouds and resellers. The ban applies to individuals in unsupported regions and companies with registration, headquarters, or more than 50% ownership from there — including all employees, wherever they are located. Russia, mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau are not on the list.

🌍 Corporate teams using Claude should re-verify API and cloud access: the ban is now tied to the company's jurisdiction and ownership structure.

👤 VPNs and being in a supported region do not help if the employer is banned: accounts may be blocked even for employees abroad.

Source 1: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/supported-regions Source 2: https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-usage-policy-update

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Starting November 12, 2026, Anthropic prohibits the use of Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork, API, and Claude models in unsupported regions, for companies registered or headquartered there, and for companies more than 50% owned by entities in such regions, including all their employees regardless of location. This policy shifts regional restrictions from geolocation checks to checks based on company jurisdiction and ownership structure: compliance teams and developers using Claude in corporate products must review who has access to the API and cloud instances by November 12, especially when worki