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well their website banned me from viewing it because I use a VPN, so I can't comment on the justice/injustice of their position. My irony sensor went off though.

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This was due to us trying to please Stripe as users on VPN (anonymous IPs) were more likely to be fraudulent according to them

Users on VPNs certainly are more likely to be fraudulent

But if you don't need to pay to read the page, why put it behind that check?

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