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Yes, a few of the shadier ideas here would definitely be borderline or outright illegal in the UK now. In fact, that applies across Europe, since Directive 2011/83/EU started coming into effect in the member states.

Basically, anything that involves pre-selection or requiring someone to actively opt out of something that will cost them money is likely to be on shaky ground (as, IMHO, it should be).