A determined gamer, b00lin, waged a 763-day legal battle against Activision to overturn an unwarranted Steam ban. The saga, meticulously documented in a blog post, began with a seemingly innocuous 36+ hour Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta session in December 2023. Initially dismissed as a technical glitch, the ban remained despite b00lin's appeals. Undeterred, b00lin chose to fight back.
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Activision, citing security protocols, refused to provide evidence of cheating, even when b00lin requested only basic details like the name of the flagged software. The subsequent legal proceedings exposed Activision's lack of concrete proof of any wrongdoing, highlighting the company's stringent approach to anti-cheat transparency. Ultimately, the court sided with b00lin, ordering Activision to lift the ban and compensate for legal expenses. Victory finally arrived in early 2025.
