By Emilia David
Publication Date: 2026-02-23 23:01:00
Google caused controversy among some developers this weekend and today, Monday, February 23rd, after restricting their usage of its new Antigravity “vibe coding” platform, alleging “maliciously usage.”
Some users who had been using the open source autonomous AI agent OpenClaw in conjunction with agents built on Antigravity, as well as those who had connected OpenClaw agents to their Gmails, claimed on social media that they lost access to their Google accounts.
According to Google, said users had been using Antigravity to access a larger number of Gemini tokens via third-party platforms like OpenClaw, which overwhelmed the system for other Antigravity customers.
This move has cut off several users, underscoring the architectural and trust issues that can arise with OpenClaw. The timing of Google’s crackdown is particularly pointed. Just one week ago, on February 15, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger had joined OpenAI to lead its “next…
