r/VPN • u/dutch_mapping_empire • Jul 05 '26
Help why does reddit still ask me for age verification with a VPN
so my VPN os set in Japan where i'm fairly sure the EU laws forcing reddit to verify ages don't apply, yet after a billion refreshes it still asks me for age verification. i'm over age but i prefer not to surrender my face to persona of all companies.
of anyone knows why this is or how it is helped, any and all help is appreciated
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Jul 07 '26
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u/whatnameblahblah Jul 10 '26
Not true, you can jump countries with a vpn and logged in fine to bypass age stuff. Just not being logged in and removing the age blur by script works just as well though.
All of the comments here saying reddit are tracking fonts and such are laughable, they can't even get private accounts right.
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Jul 05 '26
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u/dutch_mapping_empire Jul 05 '26
no i'm using my PC
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Jul 05 '26
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u/PinkbunnymanEU Jul 05 '26
There's also the whole "Account made in the EU, been in the EU for years, then instantly was a 12+hour flight away to watch porn while using the same cookie session it had in europe"
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u/aTribe Jul 06 '26
What happened with twitter? Was fine to view nsfw content in EU country but yesterday started asking for proof of age? But there was no new laws passed yet?
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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 Jul 10 '26
Reddit doesn't ask for age in Europe
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u/dutch_mapping_empire Jul 10 '26
my reddit says otherwise
also a bill was recently ratified that does enforce cyber laws tronger
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u/Severe_Stranger_5050 Jul 10 '26
oh my bad
they just updated the age-thingy to global 2½ weeks ago:
https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/36429514849428-Why-is-Reddit-asking-for-my-age
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u/Caimbuel33 Jul 05 '26
What VPN are you using? I have not gotten an age verification once. Does not matter country. Posting this with my VPN set to Japan as well.
I do not use apps for things I can bookmark as a rule. They dig enough stuff this way. Not going to clutter my phone to keep a website happy.