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Many PlayStation Network users reported Monday that their accounts were unexpectedly permanently suspended. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThis account is permanently suspended from PlayStation Network due to violations of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement,\u201d Sony said in a message to one user<\/a>. A user on Reddit reported getting a similar message<\/a>, and a look at PlayStation accounts on Facebook and Instagram shows dozens of people who\u2019ve received similar notices in the last few hours. I\u2019ve also seen reports from the gaming forum ResetEra<\/a> and from Verge<\/em> readers who wrote into our tips inbox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Some who have received these suspensions are understandably distraught, as they may have spent a lot of money on digital PlayStation games that they no longer have access to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s unclear how widespread the problems are. I booted up my PS5 and was able to jump into Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> and Fortnite<\/em> just like I normally would, and I was also able to log into the iOS PlayStation app without seeing a ban. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n