Why do i have to keep confirming my age on this app?

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Long_Repair_8779@reddit

I’ve got NSFW switched off and it hasn’t asked me once. Tbh I realised that I don’t really want to see porn or horrific accidents and haven’t missed it being switched on, so you could switch it off to solve this problem

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usernameinmail@reddit

It's anything marked NSFW. People with marijuana prescriptions now can't access helpful subreddits. Dumb blanket ban of anything remotely 'adult'

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Impossible_Theme_148@reddit

Including things like boards for people trying to stop drinking

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usernameinmail@reddit

Exactly. Genuinely more harm than good

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726wox@reddit

Surely if it’s that important to them they can just verify their age?

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usernameinmail@reddit

The issue is about having to upload a picture of yourself or your ID to some verification website

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726wox@reddit

But surely if these subreddits are a key part of their world the benefit outweighs the pain? Normal stuff yeah absolutely no way I’m doing it but if its causing harm then just verify surely

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usernameinmail@reddit

It's not about the effort it takes. It's something private and a potential support system. Users may not share addiction issues with their friends/family. Now they're 1 data leak away from their passport/driving licence being linked to it

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juandelakarite@reddit

Yep! Subs related to home brewing beer are banned. As are addiction subs. R/stopdrinking for example. Daft shit

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glasgowgeg@reddit

> As are addiction subs. R/stopdrinking No it's not, I can access it fine and I've not verified my age on my account.

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juandelakarite@reddit

It's restricted for me big chief and I'm not verified. I tried yesterday and it asked for my ID. In fact I just tried again and it doesn't even come up in the search results now.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

Dunno what to tell you mate, I can access /r/stopdrinking fine on my browser, not using a VPN and not verified my age on my account either. Might be a glitch that's making it intermittently accessible.

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Kapha_Dosha@reddit

Give it a few days. it only came into force today. You could be relying on cookies for example. Maybe you haven't logged out.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

I never accessed it before today, and I tried on incognito as well whilst logged out, it's not blocked.

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yeahitsmems@reddit

A lot of the discussions on the lesbian sub are blocked as well. I imagine it’s the same for s lot of queer stuff

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mit-mit@reddit

Ugh that's awful. I bet there's still plenty of videos of violence that aren't blocked.

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usernameinmail@reddit

FFS!

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nohairday@reddit

It's a sign that it's time to get a vpn.

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

Change in government legislation that has now come into full effect. I wouldn't mind it if it was actually thought out on reddit, as its just blocked anything an adult can do, including lots of stuff which really shouldn't be blocked. VPNs are free and get round it though!

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Kapha_Dosha@reddit

If your VPN is free, you are the product.

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

Meh I don't care, just as long as the VPN doesn't require a scan of my face or ID to be sent to a random US company!

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Kapha_Dosha@reddit

Fair enough. It's just that the whole point of a VPN is security, so whenever it's free my question (to myself) is, what are they getting?

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No-Photograph3463@reddit

Yeh but I'm not using a VPN for security. I'm purely using it to change my location to get around insane government legislation which hasn't been thought out very well and has been implemented terribly by Reddit.

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-Xserco-@reddit

Yeah... well... im more than happy to shill out 50 quid for a year of VPN. Not dealing with this BS attempt to "protect the kids" Meanwhile the pedophiles in power get to bomb actual kids in the middle east. BILLIONS of quid, yet not enough to give our people are reason to be alive or to be happy. We are acting like NSFW content is the problem and not inequality driving everything into the ground.

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TheEdge91@reddit

Online Safety Act being a pearl clutching law so vaguely defined that it's easier for Reddit to just block everything tagged NSFW. I'd never advise using a VPN to solve this issue

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

They block SFW stuff too, like r/AsianGuysSFW which literally has no NSFW posts

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DaveDavidTom@reddit

I got blocked for trying to look at a cardigan where someone had accidentally designed it so that there were two flowers where the tits would be. So not even actual tits, the merest implication of tits in the formed of crochet flowers.

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Lifeformz@reddit

I just saw that post! (sorta) So here's where it's broken. That post is blocked for me too. BUT I saw it on BestofRedditorUpdates which links things like the photos. So here's the [full compilation of that post, including photos so you too can see sfw but funny stuff too.](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1m8pc27/crochet_cardigan/)

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DaveDavidTom@reddit

Funnily enough, the image links weren't working for me! It was why I tried to go to the OP in the first place lol, only to find that it had been deemed dangerously risqué. I've got my VPN set to Spain now, so I've gotten a good eyeball of the tittyflowers, but it's absolute nonsense that it was ever blocked in the first place

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Lifeformz@reddit

That's interesting. I use old reddit, with RES installed so I get things like inline picture links etc. But they show for me both clicking through to imgur, or inline on that post. Wonder if it's one of the enhancements from RES that is bypassing it somehow.

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DaveDavidTom@reddit

I just get an 'imgur is temporarily over capacity' error on all of them, so no idea tbh. Definitely curious though

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Wow

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ExtensionGuilty8084@reddit

I just had a look and topless - showing breasts is classed NSFW regardless of gender.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I see, also couldn’t see my own fucking profile

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pick10pickles@reddit

I also couldn’t see your profile…

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Large-Fruit-2121@reddit

None of these are blocked for me, but obvious porn is like /r/gonewild (NOT SFW)

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

It was blocked for me but I did the selfie thing so I could keep up chats with the Asian guys

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Qyro@reddit

>I'd never advise using a VPN to solve this issue Why not?

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sjcuthbertson@reddit

I hope r/Whoosh hasn't been blocked

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Qyro@reddit

Was the sarcasm really that obvious? Because even after being told it is, I still don’t read it that way

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Kapha_Dosha@reddit

The overall dissatisfaction was the giveaway to me. That plus stating a solution in the negative "I wouldn't advise...".

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sjcuthbertson@reddit

Well, the written word is famously terrible for conveying things like sarcasm, so I wouldn't beat yourself up too hard. It was really obvious to _me_, but language and linguistics is really complex, there are so many reasons why different readers interpret things differently. FWIW for me, I think the use of the phrase "pearl clutching" was a significant indicator of a broadly cynical writer - and once I think the writer is being cynical generally, it's a lot easier to parse the final sentence as sarcasm.

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TheEdge91@reddit

My lawyer advised me as such. Clearly I needed an /s

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Qyro@reddit

Yeah that would’ve been helpful

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Jealous-Shallot-3071@reddit

don't really use the app much - but you could use a VPN - or if you're on a PC / Mac, try Opera?

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Jerico_Hill@reddit

Opera also works on mobile, has a very handy built in VPN that works nicely.

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Ms_Vane@reddit

A lot of recommendations for VPNs but do they work if you use the app?

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J8YDG9RTT8N2TG74YS7A@reddit

I swear all these comments saying to get a VPN are being pushed by either bots or people who have no basic understanding of how these age checks work. Google image search "UK driving licence", submit any photo as your ID, done.

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Cloud-Yeller@reddit

If you come to reddit then you're going to be exposed to twats.

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Practical_Scar4374@reddit

What's even worse is the date entry is in US format!!! Fuck the yanks!

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autobulb@reddit

Stop using a US based site/app then.

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Death_Metalhead101@reddit

Reddit isn't even US based

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NobleRotter@reddit

US incorporated company operating out of San Francisco. The user base is only 42% American, but that's still the most represented country. Not sure why you say it's not us based. What is your take?

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Chickennoodlesleuth@reddit

Majority of users are non American

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NobleRotter@reddit

I am aware of that, which is how I can literally state the figures in the post you replied to. Much as I hate the default thinking that everyone is American on Reddit, it's still nonsense to say that Reddit isn't US based. The second highest usage country is UK (my country) at under 5.5% so Reddit is understandably US-centric. All the downvotes I got for challenging the person saying it's not US based but no-one has suggested where else it is based if it isn't in the country of their head office and incorporation.

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Death_Metalhead101@reddit

Tencent has a 5% stake in reddit

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Hamshamus@reddit

And Advance's stake is six times larger

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Matt14451@reddit

5% is far from a majority, most of Reddit is US owned

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Sburns85@reddit

I own shares in Reddit.

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NobleRotter@reddit

Again, not sure of the point you are trying to make. Reddit inc is a publicly traded company. It has many institutional investors. Here's a list with shareholding of each https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/rddt/institutional-holdings

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CongealedBeanKingdom@reddit

What language you speaking lad?

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missingfromearth@reddit

Quiet yank, get back to work, you dont have time to be talking on reddit you have to go make some old rich dude money, off you pop

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-You_Cant_Stop_Me-@reddit

I'm lucky that the day and month of my birthday are the same number so I can't mess it up. I've not been asked for my DOB yet though.

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shanodindryad@reddit

Idk if you were looking for an actual answer but it's because a lot of the age verification stuff has been contracted to American companies that already have stuff in place or have made systems like this before. We get the inconvenience and the American economy benefits.

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Practical_Scar4374@reddit

I was not. Just shitposting

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Aivellac@reddit

Fuck the yanks! A good motto to live by.

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Grimdotdotdot@reddit

Especially if they're pretty.

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GlennSWFC@reddit

Mine was dd/month/yyyy

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dinkidoo7693@reddit (OP)

Yeah stop that as well!!!

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agc19991@reddit

I'm a medical Cannabis patient and now can't access the sub, which is often very helpful and informative

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bread9411@reddit

No idea, I've never been asked to confirm my age on Reddit.

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skinbin_dj@reddit

As of today its law, so you will

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Mashm4n@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/jznwqcgarzef1.png?width=1298&format=png&auto=webp&s=aba9a63d50e5e234884595bbe1b338b0fafc043f This morning for me

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nogeologyhere@reddit

You were only trying to look at a picture of a field, too

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Racing_Fox@reddit

Here’s a petition against it: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/722903

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melnificent@reddit

UK Gov (past and present) brought in a "protect the children" bill that was just a massive data grab to see where people are going online and pry into our lives. Grab a VPN set it to somewhere in the EU and it'll disappear.

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conrat4567@reddit

Don't do the EU, they are introducing the same law soon

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Racing_Fox@reddit

Switzerland is the answer

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melnificent@reddit

Fair point, I'm just going by closest geography for slightly better speeds. I hear Switzerland has better data protection, but I don't know if they are implementing these ID laws.

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ExtensionGuilty8084@reddit

Well some certain apps knows if it’s a VPN in most cases as and they’ll just outright ban you from using it. There has been some reports around this.

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CyGuy6587@reddit

Fine, probably a website I don't want to use anyway

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sir_are_a_Baboon_too@reddit

I gotta give Reddit my passport, and I can't get on [SpankBang.com](http://SpankBang.com) ... This is totally my fault for becoming apathic to the news for the past 18 months or so. We'll all get VPN's, then they'll come after the VPN's, then working from home will be a nightmare, et cetera, ad infinitum

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Rich_Swordfish1191@reddit

at first I was pissed then I started to realise I could just watch less porn and go on Reddit less. Bring back porn mags and going outside

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sir_are_a_Baboon_too@reddit

See that's what these Gen Alpha kids are missing ... Finding a skin mag in some bushes.

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Jenkes_of_Wolverton@reddit

>If into my life they choose to pry >They'll discover there's more fun had watching paint dry

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Helpful_Talk@reddit

EU are introducing something worse.

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snowyy__@reddit

Probably a stupid question but if I use a VPN does it drain much battery? I suppose it's phone dependant but still

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namur17056@reddit

I’m still waiting for it to happen to me!

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ExtensionGuilty8084@reddit

You can thank Andrew Tate for his spout hating shit to partly encourage this.

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steelcity91@reddit

Time to invest in a VPN.

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glasgowgeg@reddit

Until you verify your age, you will be prompted to do so any time you try to access something considered restricted. It's not purely sexual content either, there's a whole bunch of categories listed [here](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/35409604240020-UK-Online-Safety-Act-Information-for-UK-users).

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Froggiejaks@reddit

Use proton VPN. Blame the parents that don't watch what their own children do online.

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Reeno50k@reddit

Lets be honest, it has about as much to do with child protection as the patriot act had with national security after 9/11, its just another point on the slippery slope of government overreach with politicians pushing the envelope on seeing what they can get away with, in the context of the UK its turns out its quite a lot.

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Froggiejaks@reddit

You're right. We're so soft as a nation it's really sad.

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

Everyone keeps complaining about this. But I havnt come across it yet… which subreddits are you trying to access?

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pouchey2@reddit

I can't get on the home brewing (beer etc) sub Reddit.

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

Haha that’s crazy. Like anyone under 35 would have a home brewing hobby anyway haha

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phetea@reddit

I was brewing beer with my dad from around 10, doing my own for consumption at 16 but yeah its niche as fuck.

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Indigo-Waterfall@reddit

I was making a joke on it being a lame “middle age” hobby. Not that I believe younger people wouldnt take part lol. The fact you were doing it with your dad adds up :p

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phetea@reddit

I know lol.

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pouchey2@reddit

Tell me about it... I've heard of some people being blocked out of recovering alcoholic groups etc as well.

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Charlie_Yu@reddit

r/stopdrinking

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Scarred_fish@reddit

So far for me this morning, it's been diyuk, askuk (this sub), and ketodrunk.

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One_Bath_525@reddit

It finally appeared for me yesterday when I tried to access r/fibreartscirclejerk.

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Random_Guy_47@reddit

It's being rolled out over time. I got it on Discord a couple of weeks ago and Reddit yesterday.

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KeysUK@reddit

This is the end of the Wild Wild West of the Internet. People couldn't behave with absolute freedom. Soon enough, you'll have to use your biometrics to log into the Internet.

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Due-Palpitation4664@reddit

Why doesn't X have any restrictions? Lots of porn on there

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wasdice@reddit

Fuck this bollocks.

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ErebusBlack1@reddit

Use a VPN or Tor

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L1ttl3m0th@reddit

They've rolled out the UK Online Safety Act. It's not just sexual stuff, it's anything they deem could be harmful to children - so anything marked NSFW for any reason will fall under that. If you haven't uploaded your ID or done their age verification video thing then NSFW posts won't show up for you, and if you try to access them (or NSFW subreddits, or NSFW user accounts) you'll be prompted for ID/age verification. You'll likely be seeing it in more places than just Reddit.

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Shot_Wind8768@reddit

Are you clearing your cookies or using incognito mode? that'll do it everytime.

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dinkidoo7693@reddit (OP)

No

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