Google requiring ID verification to sign up for youtube premium

I just got off the phone with a rep because my premium student subscription expired. I tried countless times to sign up at regular price, there's a problem with the account itself confirmed by a tech support rep on the phone.

The problem: my account needs verification with a government issued ID for me to have the pleasure of giving google $167.88 + tax a year.

I wasn't irate at first, I asked the rep about what seemed to be …

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