My guess is that whatever VPN server your connected to had someone else who was spamming or doing something else they weren’t supposed to. This caused the email addresses associated with that IP to be flagged.

One of the drawbacks to a VPN is you share your IP with strangers who sometimes do stuff you get penalized for.

Not as bad a taste as the French government is giving me.

If its do I trust GOS or a confirmed pro chat control governments side of the story, its an easy choice.