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UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok

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Re: Would a debit card work this sort of verification?

DS999,

AFAIK, such 'Reloadable' cards are not generally available in the UK.

I would expect the Banks here would not like the risks of handling such cards that do not link back to a bank/account they can ultimately charge handling fees !!!

British banks are a very conservative group as a whole and Credit/Debit cards are very easy to get from our banks.

i.e. They would not be very welcoming to external/foreign banks dipping their snouts in the(ir) trough !!!

I am sure there must be some risk of 'reloadable' cards that are 'topped up' via dodgy means, such as from stolen Credit/Debit cards etc.

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