Claude users frustrated by confusing usage and billing cycle changes
Anthropic's usage rules may be technically defensible, but recent confusion around limit behaviour and weekly resets is becoming a trust problem for Claude users.
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Anthropic's usage rules may be technically defensible, but recent confusion around limit behaviour and weekly resets is becoming a trust problem for Claude users.
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