A player known as b00lin waged a 763-day battle against Activision, culminating in a legal victory that overturned an unfair ban and restored their Steam reputation. The saga began in December 2023, after b00lin played over 36 hours of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta. Initially dismissed as a testing error, Activision stubbornly upheld the ban despite b00lin's appeals. Undeterred, b00lin chose to fight back, a decision most players would have forgone.
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Activision refused to provide any evidence of cheating, citing security concerns, even when b00lin only requested seemingly innocuous information such as the name of the flagged software. The case escalated to court, where Activision's lawyers were unable to present any proof of wrongdoing, highlighting the company's extreme secrecy surrounding its anti-cheat measures. Ultimately, the court ruled in b00lin's favor, ordering Activision to cover legal fees and lift the ban, a resolution finally achieved in early 2025.
