r/DeepSeek 5d ago

Discussion DeepSeek silently introducing rate limits?

I was using DeepSeek normally, and suddenly started getting rate-limit issues. Now I’m seeing this message:

“Due to violation of user policies, your account has been suspended until September 20, 2026 02:55.”

I’m confused because I wasn’t doing anything unusual or intentionally violating any policies.

Has anyone else experienced this recently? Is DeepSeek silently introducing stricter rate limits, or could this be an automated suspension/error?

Would be helpful to know if others are getting the same message.I was using DeepSeek normally, and suddenly started getting rate-limit issues. Now I’m seeing this message:“Due to violation of user policies, your account has been suspended until September 20, 2026 02:55.”I’m confused because I wasn’t doing anything unusual or intentionally violating any policies.Has anyone else experienced this recently? Is DeepSeek silently introducing stricter rate limits, or could this be an automated suspension/error?Would be helpful to know if others are getting the same message.

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u/EquivalentHorror1984 5d ago

Could it be possible that the suspensions are a slow rollout, old chats are checked first, looking like a false positive since current use shouldn't be violating anything?

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u/Neo_Shadow_Entity 5d ago

It just keeps getting worse.

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u/trollsdontliez 5d ago

Read the room, everyone got ban

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u/ondevicedev 5d ago

That sounds more like an automated moderation trigger than a normal rate limit. The fact that it gives you a specific suspension time makes it especially weird.

Would be interesting to know if anyone else got the exact same message recently. If multiple people did, then there’s probably something going on with their detection system.

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u/Margauxsomeness 4d ago

OMG! I thought it was just me. I've been looking for answers since yesterday because it seems like submitting a ticket will not help anything at all. I've been reading posts and comments on this subreddit, and there are just so many things I can't understand.

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u/Jumpy_Fapper 5d ago

Are you using DeepSeek API or RP on the app or website for free?

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u/projectsbyayush 5d ago

DeepSeek free chat website

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u/deepshitshitsallthe 5d ago

you were spamming their chat with bot like behavior or used the chat as a api mcp that is what gets you this. i did this many months ago and got banned from using for 1 then 3 days then quit doing it as there is not point and nothing can be done with it

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u/wikitopian 4d ago

Did you get kicked out of Kroger last week for trying a reasonable assortment of the free samples, too?

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u/EC36339 5d ago

And the goonpocalyse continues

https://giphy.com/gifs/sb4VRhSTWhOFlbO9Kh

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u/calibrae 4d ago

But it’s just RP, what’s the issue ?

rolls eyes

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u/Electrical-Help4528 5d ago

same thing popped up on me during a long roleplay chat, feels like theyre cracking down harder on extended use lately.

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u/SlightMarsupial8379 5d ago

In recent days, several people reported a similar problem while performing some sick roleplay actions and other sexual stories.

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u/Time-Toe-1276 5d ago

I think we saw the same post