Valorant Implements Stricter Penalties for Harassment and Hate Speech

Riot Games introduces hardware bans and enhanced voice monitoring to protect players from abusive behavior.

New policies will enforce harsher penalties for severe offenses, including hate speech and threats of violence.
Hardware bans will prevent the worst offenders from creating new accounts on the same platform.
The studio will expand its Voice Evaluation system to monitor and address toxic behavior in voice chat.
Additional staff will be assigned to manually review reports and ensure timely action.
A one-time review will target top suspected offenders from the previous competitive period.