GTA Online: How to fix ban bug

Players in GTA Online are still receiving random ban notifications, while others claim their characters have been destroyed. Here's what you should do if you get a GTA Online ban notification. Rockstar Games has been trying to fix a bug that sends full-screen alerts to GTA Online gamers advising them not to cheat. These may appear to be nothing more than a basic message that you ignore at first.

However, other gamers allege that after switching from GTA V's story mode to the game's online mode, their accounts and characters were destroyed. Some of these issues have subsequently been addressed, but the studio has assured its audience that these messages do not result in a suspension.

How to fix GTA Online ban bug

GTA Online players who are having account issues as a result of seeing random 'cheat' messages should contact Rockstar support right now. The alert screen, according to the GTA developers, is simply a Rockstar Games Services issue with no wider ramifications. Nonetheless, some have theorized that the screen is connected to an IP address ban that may be affecting some users.

In any case, this would not be a planned consequence on the developer's part, therefore resolving the issue with Rockstar Support should be simple.

To submit a GTA Online report, follow these steps:

• Go to the Rockstar Support page.
• Go to the GTA 5 report page.
• Send a ticket along with a full report.

If the alert screen appears, simply press 'OK' when prompted by the studio, and the game will load normally. It's unclear whether the company intends to look into any possible link between the error message and the random game disruptions that some players have reported.