Pokémon Go developer battling to overturn false ban wave

Pokémon 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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