Overview

• Players and reporters found the two-word phrase was replaced by asterisks in Black Ops 7 lobby chat, while the individual words were not censored.
• Activision described the block as an unintentional text‑filter error and pledged a fix, with later reports confirming the censorship was patched out the same day.
• Embark Studios responded with a joking post that censored its own title and reiterated Arc Raiders’ October 30 release date.
• A comparable incident occurred earlier in the year on the EA App before being corrected, prompting discussion that shared moderation tools can create false positives with no evidence of intentional suppression.
• FandomWire cites an Activision explanation that the system flagged “Arc” as an alternate form of a banned term when paired with “Raiders,” and says the filters have been adjusted.