Official announcement for Call of Duty from Activision, published on Steam on September 29, 2026.
Following Season 5, this update shares our latest progress reducing disruptive voice behavior across Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone, along with ongoing work to support positive multiplayer experiences players already create in matches.
Continued Progress Reducing Disruptive Behavior
Reducing disruptive interactions is a priority for Call of Duty. We continue improving the systems that help identify, review, and act on Code of Conduct violations so players encounter fewer disruptive interactions in their matches.
In the first 6 months after Black Ops 7’s release, continued investments in proactive moderation and system improvements helped drive lower disruptive voice behavior in Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone compared with similar Black Ops 6 and Warzone windows:
40% reduction in players exposed to harmful voice interactions.
50% reduction in disruptive voice offenders.
16% reduction in repeat voice offenders.
These results reflect ongoing work across Call of Duty teams to detect disruptive behavior earlier, improve moderation efficiency and effectiveness, and reduce disruptive voice interactions players encounter in matches. Harmful behavior can make it harder to coordinate with teammates and reducing those encounters helps more players spend more time playing instead of dealing with disruptive interactions.
Our work also includes research collaborations that help us better understand how disruptive interactions appears during live matches and where we can continue improving. One example is our recently published collaboration with Caltech, which explored player behavior at scale and to help inform future improvements. You can read more about this work at (research.activision.com).
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