Banned from ChatGPT for “cyber abuse” while building games — appeal denied in 1 minute, no human review

A game developer, paying $100/month for a ChatGPT plan, was banned for "cyber abuse" without warning or explanation. The appeal process was swift and automated; after submitting an appeal and emailing support, an AI bot responded within a minute, closing the case and stating no further support requests would be answered. A subsequent official appeal form also received a denial within one minute, with the original decision upheld, leaving the developer without human review or clarification.

This report details a specific instance of OpenAI's automated appeal process, which denied a user's appeal in one minute without human review, unlike typical platform moderation.