OpenAI Plus Subscriber Permanently Banned for 'Cyber Abuse' Without Warning — 4 Emails Sent Only to Spam

r/ChatGPT·medium signal

A 2+ year ChatGPT Plus subscriber ($20/month) was permanently banned for 'Cyber Abuse' (defined as phishing/malware per TOS) with no in-app banners, no blocked prompts, and notification emails buried in spam. The post (253 upvotes, 162 comments) highlights a growing platform risk: paying developer users losing access to AI tools they depend on for work with no appeal mechanism or warning system.