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Spacehey, a remake of classic MySpace Completely removed support for UK people(s) due to the OSA and the additional resources that this would require I also ramble about feminism, consent, online dating tips, mental health, the business of sex blogging and other topics that are vaguely adjacent to these things. Due to regulatory requirements from the UK government related to identity verification and age assurance, we are unable to provide access to this service at this time.

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