A gamer, b00lin, waged a 763-day legal battle against Activision to overturn an unjust Steam ban and clear their name. The entire ordeal is chronicled in a recent blog post.
The ban stemmed from b00lin playing over 36 hours of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta in December 2023. Initially dismissed as a testing glitch, Activision refused to lift the ban despite b00lin's appeals. Undeterred, b00lin pursued legal action.
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Activision, citing security protocols, withheld evidence of alleged cheating, even refusing to disclose seemingly innocuous details like the name of the flagged software.
The subsequent court case exposed Activision's lack of concrete proof against b00lin. The court's decision highlighted Activision's extreme secrecy surrounding its anti-cheat measures. Ultimately, the court ruled in b00lin's favor, ordering Activision to pay legal fees and lift the ban, which finally occurred in early 2025.
