Slate: 'Anthropic Stood Up to Sam Altman and the Pentagon. Why Are Its Users Revolting?'

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Slate published an analysis connecting Anthropic's Pentagon standoff (refusing to let the military use Claude for 'all lawful purposes,' leading Trump to declare them a 'supply chain risk') with the ongoing user revolt over performance degradation and pricing changes. The piece frames Anthropic's dilemma: the same principled stance that earned goodwill from safety-minded users is now paired with opaque product decisions — reduced default effort levels, surprise pricing page changes — that erode the trust its brand depends on.