Starting November 12th, 2026, abusive or cruel behavior towards Claude will be a violation of Anthropic's Usage Policy
Summary
Anthropic is updating Claude's Usage Policy for the first time in over a year, prohibiting sustained abusive or cruel behavior toward Claude and adding new restrictions on propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapons development, effective November 12th, 2026.
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