No, it is prohibited. They're just updating the docs to be more clear about their position, which haven't changed. Their docs was unclear about it.

They really need to correct that. I understand jack shit. Is openclaw banned under these terms? Or just abuse where I build a business on top of that? And why does it matter anyway? I have my token restrictions ... So let me do what I want.

woof, does Anthropic not have a comms team and a clear comms policy for employees that aren’t on that comms team?

Incorrect, the third-party usage was already blocked (banned) but it wasn't officially communicated or documented. This post is simply identifying that official communication rather than the inference of actual functionality.