HOW to FIX - Can't connect to Social Club (GTA 5 online) servers

It seems like this is very known issue. Topics go back to 2014 and so, where players complain on mass scale, that they're not able to connect to GTA V online

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Best Solution] Fix Unable to Connect to Rockstar Game Services

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Can't login to Social Club or Rockstar Launcher without a VPN : r/gtaonline

Anyone else having a problem logging into the social club? And I believe this is why I couldn't play GTA online today on Xbox. : r/rockstar

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Can't login to Social Club or Rockstar Launcher without a VPN : r/gtaonline

Can't Connect To GTA Online? Here's A Simple Fix!

Can't login to Social Club or Rockstar Launcher without a VPN : r/gtaonline

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