Team Fortress 2 game bans came into effect on June 26th, 2024.

Is this an automatic ban?
As of July 2nd, 2024, Valve manually issued all the game bans applied in Team Fortress 2.​
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Is this related to RijiN?
No, this is unrelated to RijiN. RijiN is still VAC undetected.​

Are features safe to use?
Yes, as of July 2nd, 2024, all features are safe to use, and no anti-cheat updates have been made to Team Fortress 2. Safe mode was added if there were any feature detections, but with the information we gathered, no such systems are in place.​
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What are the steps to avoid being manually banned by Valve?
  • Do not play with known actors like YouTubers, Streamers, and Valve Employees in your game.
  • Do not live stream your game on Twitch or YouTube. These have been watched by Valve recently.
  • Do not join or be in cheating Steam groups. Steam moderators will review these groups, and your account will be reviewed for any 'bad actor' activities.
  • Do not have images of 'cheats' or 'hacks' visible on your profile.
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Will all of my accounts get banned?
From what it looks like, only people who hosted bots received this punishment, so I wouldn't be worried about it.​
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Is Valve Hardware banning people now?
Valve has always had the function of 'hardware banning' people. These bans seemed to only apply to those who've hosted bots.​