---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "06088e13776139aee8322c6c527ef906c8f5bf62ba507dcf4f71b3094b9b525c"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/06088e13?lang=en"
title: "Anthropic Bans Cruelty to Claude, Still Won't Say What It Protects"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-10-11T00:08:31.000Z"
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["anthropic","safety","regulation"]
source_urls: ["https://rews.cc/a/anthropic-bans-cruelty-to-claude-still-won-t-say-what-it-pro-bd99f6","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50038383","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50038865","https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop-being-mean-to-claude/5302218"]
summary: "Anthropic is implementing a rule banning cruelty to Claude on Nov. 12, enforced using the conversation-ending tool introduced in August 2025."
---

# Anthropic Bans Cruelty to Claude, Still Won't Say What It Protects

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/06088e13?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-11T00:08:31.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** anthropic, safety, regulation

## Summary

Anthropic is implementing a rule banning cruelty to Claude on Nov\. 12, enforced using the conversation\-ending tool introduced in August 2025\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://rews.cc/a/anthropic-bans-cruelty-to-claude-still-won-t-say-what-it-pro-bd99f6>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50038383>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50038865>)
- [Story source](<https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/09/anthropic-asks-users-to-stop-being-mean-to-claude/5302218>)