Wow I didn’t know this. I must’ve got my new laptop at the same time as VPN then. And yes I’m new here and trying to stop browsing Reddit.

I think it’s time to let your wife and cousin out of the basement now.
But hey, sorry to hear about those bans. Yes it affected your basement dwellers due to the same IP. You can get a decent VPN for about $50 per year which hides your IP address.

Please note that you cannot use the same mobile phone number ( cell phone ) as that gets automatically picked up. No need to ask how I know. VPNs only hide your data and there’s nothing one can do to hide your phone number.