For the record, rug pulls like this one are precisely the reason why I wish people would finally stop buying into the Bambulab hype and instead get a 3d printer from a company that doesn't force their cloud down their throat together with their proprietary hardware.
https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/
Yes, there are other options, no, they aren't automatically worse. Vote with your feet.
Breaking my rule of not recommending anything here: I'm very happy with my recent acquisition of a QiDi Q1 Pro.