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News video games 15 November 2022, 12:51

author: Wiktor Szczesny

Microsoft Battles Cheaters; Millions of Banned Accounts

The fight against Xbox cheaters continues, and Microsoft is declaring success. In a recent report, the company announced that it has banned millions of accounts due to fraudulent or unregulated behavior in the digital space.

Microsoft attaches great importance to taking care of the security of its network services. This is evidenced by the company's latest report on the number of banned accounts. Xbox Transparency Report reveals that Microsoft blocked as many as 4.8 million user accounts in the first half of 2022.

Why such a number?

The large number of cheaters on the Redmond giant's console platform is a side effect of the ever-increasing number of players using Game Pass. The reasons for bans were many, but most were handed out due to sexual content (this issue has not been clarified) and various cheats. Company representatives further claim that among the banned accounts were many fakes.

An uncompromising fight against cheaters

The fight against cheaters on Xbox is effective thanks to, among other things, the use of dual moderation. The first mode - proactive - involves regular analysis of the situation and catching digital threats. Reactive moderation, on the other hand, works based on reports from players. Together they are supposed to result in such a large number of banned cheaters. Microsoft boasts that 99% of all blocked accounts were caught by proactive moderation.

The worst could still come

The company thus emphasizes its efficiency and uncompromisingness in the fight against cheaters. It is quite possible that if Microsoft succeeds in acquiring Activision Blizzard, the problem will grow to even greater proportions.

  1. Xbox - official website

Wiktor Szczesny

Wiktor Szczesny

Joined the Gamepressure team after gaining experience and defending his bachelor's thesis in journalism, becoming one of the authors of the Cooldown.pl articles. Published his first texts on his own fanpage even before graduation. In his free time, enjoys playing racing games and fighting games; he also digs into platform games, especially Sonic. An enthusiast of retro consoles, among which he values the Sega Mega Drive the most, where he spends most of his free time. He's no stranger to YouTube or Twitch. Apart from gaming, enjoys tinkering with old Unitra audio equipment. Also interested in French and Japanese cars.

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