Claude started demanding identity verification from users from Russia

The American artificial intelligence model Claude, developed by the company Anthropic, began requesting identity verification from users from Russia, which may require the provision of passport data. Izvestia was convinced of this on October 29.

When you log in to Claude, you will receive a notification about the need to be verified through a special portal, the Anthropic Verification Portal. Neural network capabilities are unavailable until the procedure is completed.

At the same time, Claude does not officially operate in Russia, which is not on the list of regions supported by the company. In this regard, providing a Russian passport during identification may create a risk of account blocking.

There have already been reports of similar cases on social media. One of the users said that his paid account was blocked almost immediately after downloading a Russian passport to confirm his identity. According to him, just two days before, the service had written off the funds for the next month of subscription. After providing the document, access to the account was suspended without explaining the specific reasons.

According to the official instructions from Anthropic, owners of blocked accounts can log into their account and appeal to the Safeguards team responsible for security issues. In addition, users of the Free, Pro, and Max tariffs are given the opportunity to upload their data, but the amount of information available may vary depending on the reasons for the block.

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