By Divya Bhati
Publication Date: 2026-02-23 08:05:00
There is fresh drama brewing in the land of AI. And this time around the question: can a tech company unilaterally cut off users from accessing its AI tools? This is because Google has apparently banned some Gemini Pro users who were using OpenClaw, a desktop-based AI tool, to access Google Antigravity.
The Antigravity is an AI tool powered by Gemini and which lets users write software even if they do not have a background in coding. Google has claimed that OpenClaw users were misusing Antigravity.
While the issue is limited to a rather small group of users — those who were using OpenClaw to access Antigravity — it raises a larger question: At a time when AI is increasingly turning into an essential tool, can tech companies like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic unilaterally ban users?
This is probably the reason why as soon as Google’s ban on OpenClaw users took effect, OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger called out Google on social media. He termed the Google move…
