A paralyzed Call of Duty streamer said that he received a temporary ban from online matches after Activision's RICOCHET anti-cheat system flagged his accessibility controller as a third-party input modifier. The Call of Duty content creator then reached out to Activision and other sources on social media to raise awareness about the situation.
In recent years, companies such as Activision have taken steps to detect and quickly respond to cheating in online matches. With the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone's season five in August 2025, Activision introduced some upgrades to its RICOCHET anti-cheat system. Following the update, RICOCHET's current iteration requires Call of Duty players on PC to enable TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot within their system's BIOS. However, since TPM 2.0 is a system requirement for Windows 11 PCs, users with a modern motherboard should have it enabled by default.
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While Call of Duty's RICOCHET anti-cheat system has proven effective in catching cheaters, one content creator said that they received a temporary ban after their setup was flagged. On social media, a Dallas-based streamer called...
