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Pok\u00e9mon Go developer Niantic is battling to overturn a wave of false account bans.<\/p>\n

The game’s anti-cheat system appears to have incorrectly flagged numerous player accounts for using “third-party applications” – AKA cheating software.<\/p>\n

Last night, after Eurogamer flagged the bans to Niantic, the developer acknowledged the problem and said it would now work to restore any affected player accounts.<\/p>\n

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Pok\u00e9mon Go developer Niantic is battling to overturn a wave of false account bans. The game’s anti-cheat system appears to have incorrectly flagged numerous player accounts for using “third-party applications” – AKA cheating software. Last night, after Eurogamer flagged the bans to Niantic, the developer acknowledged the problem and said it would now work to restore any affected player accounts. 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