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Do Steam bans expire?

Community Bans are issued to an account when the account is used in ways that violate Steam's Community Guidelines excessively. Most Community Bans will expire, but extended or even permanent bans may be issued if the prohibited activity continues or if the moderation team finds the activity egregious.
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How long do Steam bans last?

VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support. If a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly, it will automatically be removed. If you wish to discuss Valve Anti-Cheat with the community, you may do so here.
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Are VAC bans hidden after 7 years?

Social impact. The user's Steam profile is also marked with "ban(s) on record", which is publicly visible and cannot be hidden, regardless of the profile visibility of the banned account. VAC bans become hidden to other users after seven years of not getting another VAC ban.
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Can you get unbanned from Steam?

Is It Possible to Be Unbanned From Steam? No. Unfortunately, if you have a VAC ban, it won't be possible to appeal the decision. However, if you feel that your account has been wrongly banned, then it is possible to contact the Steam support team to open an investigation.
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Does VAC ban ever expire?

VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account. If a VAC ban has been issued incorrectly it will automatically be rolled back by the VAC team.
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Do game bans go away?

The duration of the game ban is determined by the developer. Only permanent game bans are displayed on the user's profile. Temporary game bans, or suspensions, are not displayed.
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Are community bans permanent Steam?

Most Community Bans will expire, but extended or even permanent bans may be issued if the prohibited activity continues or if the moderation team finds the activity egregious.
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What happens if your Steam account is banned?

A steam community ban means you no longer have access to community based features (marketplace, trading, etc…)
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Can I make a new Steam account after being banned?

From a new account, yes, as long as you don't link it to the same phone number as your banned account. Originally posted by A Nugget :D: From a new account, yes, as long as you don't link it to the same phone number as your banned account.
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How do I hide my bans on Steam?

The only way to hide it is to wait 7 years, and don't get banned again in the meantime. You will still see it even then; just the rest of us won't. It will not show up on your profile after 7 years.
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Do VAC bans ban IP?

No it does not ban by IP, it bans the account only. Banning by IP, or hardware is useless due to how easily they can be spoof from user end, which why it's pointless banning that way.
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Are VAC bans only for cheating?

A: No. VAC and Game bans should only prevent the user from playing on VAC secured servers in the game they received a ban in. A permanent ban should only be issued for your game if the user was caught cheating in your game.
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Can I get banned for having 2 Steam accounts?

There are no rules against having multiple steam accounts. HOWEVER, if you didn't get rid of the cheat, you might get a VAC ban on the second account too. Open up several accounts is not expressly prohibited, but Steam does not allow this as well. The SSA prohibits sharing accounts, not making multiple ones.
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How many Steam accounts are banned?

Share All sharing options for: Valve bans more than 40,000 Steam accounts. SteamDB, a third-party database tool, has uncovered a massive spike in Steam account bans. First reported by Dot Esports, more than 40,000 accounts could be involved.
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Can Steam ban you for harassment?

Harassment Bans are issued to accounts that are found to be involved in harassing other Steam users. Harassment Ban durations escalate each time a new ban is issued to an account that has received a Harassment Ban previously. Trade Bans are issued to accounts that are determined to be involved in scamming activity.
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Do VAC bans affect all games?

After being VAC banned, you are banned from using “game share”, i.e. the Steam family sharing feature with any VAC protected games. Hence, your new profile cannot share VAC protected games with the old profile, nor can you play those games from the old profile with your new profile.
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How do I check my ban history on Steam?

VacList allows you to view and track Steam accounts and their ban status. You can search for accounts by either their SteamID, community URL, or vanity name. Logging in through Steam allows you to track accounts and view their ban status over time.
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Are VAC bans hardware bans?

no hardware ban. just buy a lot of accounts on next sale on april and you will be okay. vac bans are only for known cheats, steam has a library. make your own cheats and pwn!
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What is the longest video game ban?

The mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia, even went so far as to smash pinball machines during a press conference. Most bans were lifted by the early 1970s, but New York stood firm until 1976, which, at 34 years, makes it the longest ban in gaming history.
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Are hardware bans permanent?

A hardware ban in Valorant lasts for 120 days, from the moment it was issued. Thus, after 120 full days pass, the HWID ban expires and you will be able to play on a brand new account, on the same computer. That said, for repeat offenders, the HWID ban will be permanent. 4.
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How do I bypass IP bans on games?

Four ways to troubleshoot IP bans
  1. #1: Switch out your Media Access Control (MAC) address.
  2. #2: Change your IP address using a VPN.
  3. #3: Clear your computer's cache & 'digital residue'
  4. #4: Uninstall the program or browser.
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Does Steam detect cheat engine?

Yes you can use cheat engine on steam games, but a good rule of thumb is that you should not use it on any online multiplayer game. They have the resources to detect cheat engine and you will be banned almost in an instant if someone sees you using cheat engine.
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Why doesn t valve ban hackers?

Valve is smart. Valve knows that if it bans the IP Adresses of hackers, they'll just use a VPN to play the game. They don't even target the MAC Address because then the hackers can simply use another machine or even spoof their own MAC Address.
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Can I get VAC ban by using VPN?

As for the VAC ban concerns, no, you won't get VAC banned for just being behind a VPN, although you are risking a permanent ban on your entire Steam account, so there's that.
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