Niantic brings down the hammer on ‘Pokémon Go’ cheaters, bans them permanently

Niantic hasn’t really taken kindly to cheaters and now they’re dishing out harsher punishments for those who use things like GPS spoofing, bots, and other software that’s allowing Pokémon Go players to game its system. Permanent bans are in the future of players who use GPS spoofing to catch Pokémon restricted to certain areas or regions, or those who use bots to automate certain parts of the game. What classifies for banning is: “This includes, but is not limited to: falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial software and/or accessing Pokémon Go clients or backends in an unauthorized manner including through the use of third party software.”

It isn’t exactly clear how Niantic will be able to detect these activities but the company says they want to “provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone.” And if you’ve suddenly been banned from playing the game by mistake, you can appeal it through this form.

Source: The Verge