Google restricting Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers for using OpenClaw

Post by gopil » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC

merlindru wrote: post #169

gck1 wrote: post #149

I don't understand how this can be enforced without ridiculous levels of false positives. I'm truly baffled. The same with Claude Code situation. gemini-cli, claude-code, codex etc, they ALL have a -p flag or equivalent, which is non-interactive IO interface for their LLM inference. If I wire my tooling (or openclaw) to use the -p flag (or equivalents), is that allowed? Okay, maybe they get rid of the -p flag and I h…

claude -p is allowed as far as I'm aware. if i understand correctly, they even have a wrapper around it to make it easier to use: the Claude Agent SDK the thing that's disallowed is pretending you're the claude binary, logging in through OAuth in other words, if you use some product thats not Claude Code, and your browser opens asking you to "give Claude Code access to your account", you're in hot water as for how th…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC

cyberax wrote: post #310

MichaelZuo wrote: post #287

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This obviously cannot be true, otherwise Costco would have been sued to oblivion for “dumping” their rotisserie chickens.

Costco gets to sidestep a lot of regulations because they technically are a private club with paid membership. The US anti-monopoly laws are also unusually weak. In other countries, selling a $7 chicken if it's subsidized by the sale of other goods can indeed be illegal.

Post by wewewedxfgdf » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC

Post by hnburnsy » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC

ninjagoo wrote: post #277

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #26

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Terms of Service that span multiple pages of legalese and require an attorney to parse, for something that is either 'free' or a few $ per month, and can result in loss of service across multiple product lines, AND has binding lopsided arbitration requirements, is not only draconian, it is unconscionable . Look at how messed up this is: Google Attorneys, paid hundreds of $/hour, spending hours and hours putting toget…

Post by axus » Mon, Feb 23, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC

tabs_or_spaces wrote: post #319

So the timeline is basically * User uses Google oauth to integrate their open claw * user gets banned from using Google AI services with no warning * user still gets charged If you go backwards, getting charged for services you can't access is rough. I feel sorry for those who are deeply integrated into Google services or getting banned on their main accounts. It's not a great situation. Also, getting banned without…