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Class action alleges Anthropic misled Claude Max subscribers on tier limits

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An expanded class action lawsuit filed today alleges Anthropic deceptively advertised the limits of its Claude Max subscription tier. The suit, brought by former FTC attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan, claims power users were misled into believing they'd get more from the top-tier plan than they did. It marks a rare legal attempt to hold an AI company accountable for subscription advertising practices.

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  1. The Verge AIHayden Field
    A new class action lawsuit questions whether Anthropic broke the law by misleading power users

    Anthropic says power users are key to its business - it's prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw. But some of these same customers say Anthropic misled them into believing they'd get more out of a top-tier pricing subscription than they did. In an expanded class action lawsuit filed today, a group of Claude subscribers say the company deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier. The lawsuit was brought by attorneys Monica Vaca and Kati Daffan, who both formerly worked at the Federal Trade Commission under Lina Khan. It's a rare attempt to legally penalize AI companies fo … Read the full story at The Verge.

  2. Techmeme
    In an expanded class action lawsuit, a group of Claude subscribers says Anthropic deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier (Hayden Field/The Verge)

    Hayden Field / The Verge : In an expanded class action lawsuit, a group of Claude subscribers says Anthropic deceptively advertised the limits of its Max subscription tier — Anthropic says power users are key to its business — it's prioritized them even when it means cutting off other popular applications, like OpenClaw.

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