Valve restricts some third‑party access to CS2 official server player counts

Valve adjusted API permissions that blocked some third‑party player‑count trackers from querying official CS2 server metrics, reducing external visibility into live player numbers.

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- Data‑miners (Thour referenced) reported Valve restricted API access used by third‑party tracker sites.
- Effect: some dedicated trackers lost ability to follow CS2 live player counts; SteamDB reportedly still records numbers.
- Community raised concerns because earlier mass bans did not produce expected visible drops in public player metrics.
- Valve provided no detailed public explanation in the reported posts; reasons remain unclear in the cited report.

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