Activision bans top player for harassment video

Activision banned Doug “Censor” Martin from participating in the recent Fortune’s Keep tournament over a video it claims was “harassing” a player.

A top Call of Duty player, named Doug “Censor” Martin, was banned from the recent Fortune’s Keep tournament due to a video that it claims “harassed” another player.

The ban was a result of a strange video Martin uploaded to his channel, which claimed to expose a different player, Nadia Amine, of cheating — but the video did not provide any evidence, and oddly enough, ended in a fake marriage proposal towards Amine. (Thanks, Kotaku!)

Amine has been accused of cheating in the past, owing to her meteoric rise in the competitive scene. No proof of cheating has been found, however, with many players looking for any and all evidence to the contrary. Martin, for his part, stated that he was going to expose cheaters in Call of Duty: Vanguard, and so his fans pushed Amine into the spotlight.

According to Censor, Activision blocked him from competing in the $100K CDLR Fortunes Keep over the weekend due to him harassing Nadia pic.twitter.com/7EYetslIjl

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The strange video, which caused Amine to tweet out the statement “I’m so glad I like women,” also wasn’t a big hit with Activision. Following the video’s release, Activision banned Martin from participating in the Call of Duty League Resurgence: Fortune’s Keep tournament, an official tournament that any player can register for, with a chance to win from a $100k USD prize pool.

In the now-deleted tweet, which has been screen-capped and shown above, Martin claimed that he had been banned from the tournament for “harassing” Amine, who did compete in the tournament. Martin has not elaborated further, and Activision has not commented on the matter.

The Call of Duty tournament featured a prize pool of $100,000 USD. Picture: Activision

On the business side of things, Activision has had a busy month. They were hit with yet another sexual harassment lawsuit, which attempts to hold the company responsible for failing to protect a worker from being groped and harassed. Activision is also seeking to patent AI-generated music in its games.

Microsoft is also still awaiting results from regulatory agencies around the world to allow its planned purchase of Activision Blizzard, a deal worth nearly $100 billion AUD. Brazil and Saudi Arabia approved the deal, but the UK has raised some concerns regarding the merger.

Written by Junior Miyai on behalf of GLHF.