Anthropic policy lists November 12 effective date, not new feature access
The policy announced in October reaches its effective date, covering Claude apps, APIs and cloud-provider channels.
Anthropic announced its revised Usage Policy on October 8, 2026. The current policy page lists November 12 as its effective date, without an exact time or time zone. This is an effective-date update, not a newly announced feature.
The update consolidates rules against deceptive campaigns and artificial activity and clarifies human review for high-risk uses. Potentially injurious autonomous hardware requires a qualified operator able to monitor and stop it, plus a safe state on disconnection.
The regional policy covers Claude web/apps, APIs, cloud platforms and authorized resellers. Taiwan is listed; Hong Kong and Macau are not. Physical location, incorporation/headquarters and ownership/control conditions also apply, not just account location.
This is not a pricing or language-feature announcement. Plan fees and Traditional Chinese/Cantonese feature support were not separately verified here. This report reviews documents, not hands-on service tests, and offers no circumvention instructions.
https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
https://www.anthropic.com/legal/supported-regions
The update consolidates rules against deceptive campaigns and artificial activity and clarifies human review for high-risk uses. Potentially injurious autonomous hardware requires a qualified operator able to monitor and stop it, plus a safe state on disconnection.
The regional policy covers Claude web/apps, APIs, cloud platforms and authorized resellers. Taiwan is listed; Hong Kong and Macau are not. Physical location, incorporation/headquarters and ownership/control conditions also apply, not just account location.
This is not a pricing or language-feature announcement. Plan fees and Traditional Chinese/Cantonese feature support were not separately verified here. This report reviews documents, not hands-on service tests, and offers no circumvention instructions.
https://www.anthropic.com/legal/aup
https://www.anthropic.com/legal/supported-regions
Usage conditions
- Hong Kong
- Not listed as supported; entity and control restrictions also apply.
- Macau
- Not listed as supported; entity and control restrictions also apply.
- Taiwan
- Taiwan is listed, subject to physical-location, entity and control conditions.