
It looks like many more people have been shadow banned and for many more reasons. Pokémon Go, coincidentally or not, followed that up by tightening the screws on shadow bans. With the introduction of Field Research and Mythical Discovery, several of the first people to report catching Mew were obviously spoofers - you could see the spoofing controls right on their screenshots. March 31, 2018: Shadow bans are back with a vengeance Please note that due to the high level of accuracy in our detection systems, very few terminations are ever overturned. We will respond to your appeal after a complete investigation of your account. If you believe your account has been terminated in error, you may appeal the termination. If you receive the first and second strikes and continue to cheat, your account will be permanently banned. After that period, your account access will be restored. This strike will last for approximately 30 days. You will not be able to bypass this message. When attempting to log into the game, you'll be presented with a message stating that your account is suspended. If your account is issued a second strike, you will temporarily lose access to your Pokémon GO account. After this period, your gameplay experience will fully be restored. This strike will last for approximately 7 days. You may be excluded from receiving new EX Raid Passes. These Pokémon may not appear on the map or on the Nearby Pokémon tracker. You may not be able to encounter rare Pokémon in the wild. In addition to this warning, your gameplay experience may be degraded in the following ways for the duration of the warning: If this strike is issued, you will see a warning message within the Pokémon GO app informing you that we have detected cheating on your account. Here it is, laid out in black and white: Strike 1: Warning July 19, 2018: Pokémon Go institutes new Three Strike policy for bans
