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HangHangxuan
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1 month ago

need manual TOS review thank you

Dear EA TOS Manual Review Team,

My EA ID: HangHangxuan

Platform: Steam / EA App

Ban Type: Gameplay Enhancement

Ban Date: October 2023

 

I have submitted 3 ban appeals via the ban history page before, but all replies were automatic template denial without manual case checking. I am writing this independent re-investigation request to explain the whole account situation in full timeline.

 

1. I started playing Apex Legends on this account from 2019 to 2020, and I used the account normally without any cheats, macros or abnormal gameplay.

2. Around year 2020, my EA account was stolen and hijacked by unknown hackers. After that, I completely lost access to this account from 2020 until June 6, 2026. I could not log in, change password or control this account for nearly 6 years.

3. The permanent ban for Gameplay Enhancement was issued in October 2023. During this banning period, the account was still occupied by the hacker, and I had no authority to operate or stop abnormal behaviors on the account. All irregular in-game actions that triggered the ban were performed by the unauthorized hijacker, not myself.

4. I successfully recovered full ownership of this account on June 6, 2026. When I logged back, I found the long-term ban. I have now changed the password and enabled 2FA to secure the account completely.

 

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3 Replies

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    1 month ago

    No worries HangHangxuan​, we just want to be sure no one else is able to locate any of your account details.

    You can keep an eye out here for a response from the ToS team, thanks for the patience in the meantime. 

  • HangHangxuan's avatar
    HangHangxuan
    Seasoned Newcomer
    1 month ago

    Understood. I will stop posting appeal details on the forum. I will reorganize my evidence and submit a new appeal again. Thank you for reminding me about privacy issues. I’ve waited 6 years. This account means my childhood to me. really sorry

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    1 month ago

    Hey HangHangxuan​,

    I can understand you're trying to find an alternative route to have this looked into further, however we are not able to review account bans via the forums, or escalate this anywhere separately. The only team able to investigate bans or suspensions will be our Terms of Service team, via an appeal

     I've removed some additional account details - please don't include information on the forums as these are publicly visible to everyone. If you've already completed multiple appeals and the Terms of Service team declined to remove the penalty, that will be final and is not something that can be changed here or through other channels. Please keep in mind that just receiving a template does not mean it was an automatic denial. Each appeal is reviewed by a different member of the ToS team, they'll just use templates depending on the situation they find when the investigation concludes.

    You're welcome to submit another appeal unless they've already mentioned no further appeals will be considered. I'm afraid there aren't any other routes to have an additional appeal.

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