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Scott Duwe

Call of Duty is about to tell suspected cheaters their suspicions are true with new clarity around matchmaking and anti-cheat

The "shadow ban" buzzword that's been making the rounds around the Call of Duty community over the past few years has again been clarified by Activision in a new anti-cheat update today.

Previously, Activision said that players will sometimes be placed into "limited matchmaking," which is an "immediate response" that triggers a separate pool for players whose accounts have been flagged for "suspicious activity," which means the anti-cheat thinks those players may be cheating somehow.

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