Anthropic updates Claude usage policy: Bans 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' and relaxes political restrictions

A writer says Anthropic's restriction on 'sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior' was set to take effect November 12, 2026, and argues its 'model welfare' framing masks engineering and business concerns. Another user says the revised rules allow legitimate political discourse while barring deceptive or disruptive political uses, and add cybersecurity boundaries for Claude Code and Computer Use.