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This vividly reminded me of PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN

I had no idea what this was so I found it, and its great:

One of the better greentexts, probably because it hits so close to home.

Greentext? It was a Black Mirror episode.

Unless the Black Mirror episode aired before 2013, the greentext predates it.

The episode aired on 11 December 2011. Seems unlikely that they are connected.

"first aired on Channel 4 on 11 December 2011."

But it's Cuppliance, a substance (drug) to ensure compliance during 'Hot Shots' auditions rather than to verify identity.

In black mirror its a can of compliance