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Title: Sony Mass-Bans Russian PlayStation Accounts

Link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/211...

Sony has begun mass suspensions of PlayStation accounts linked to Russian
users, including those registered in other countries like Turkiye and
Kazakhstan, in an effort to crack down on circumvention of regional
restrictions like PS Plus access. This move follows Sony's 2022 exit from the
Russian market due to the war in Ukraine. Ukrainska Pravda reports: Russians
are trying to bypass the blocks and are contacting PlayStation support, but
these attempts are to no avail. Users with purchased accounts encounter the
most problems -- Sony checks IP addresses for verification. There are already
many similar reports. In some cases, accounts with thousands of roubles worth
of games purchased have been blocked. Russian media outlets like RT are
reporting the news.

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