Niantic Begins Reversing Some Pokemon Go Account Bans

Niantic has begun reversing some Pokemon Go account bans, which affected users who were using "add-on map apps" to find nearby Pokemon.

Niantic has begun reversing some Pokemon Go account bans, which affected users who were using “add-on map applications” to find nearby Pokemon.

Earlier this month, Niantic began banning users that it said were “taking unfair advantage of and abusing” the game. This included users who were using apps that display nearby Pokemon on a map.

In a blog post, John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, explained the bans:

Each end-user app can be used as a collection tool by the app creator, invisibly collecting and forwarding data to the app creator with or without the knowledge of the end-user.

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