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Elie Gould

Riot takes on the quixotic task of policing bad 'Off-Platform' conduct by banning offenders from its games and suspending partner privileges

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Earlier this month, Riot Games sent out some information about its terms of service being updated. Most of the changes are pretty uninteresting, except for one, which mostly concerns the content creator community.

"These updates ensure we’re evolving with games and the content ecosystem to make the best possible experience for our players and creators," a Riot Games post says. Now, Riot can punish players who spew hateful language or harmful rhetorics even if they aren't doing so in voice or text chat—you just have to play a Riot game to be liable. This is called Off-Platform conduct.

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