{"id":857068,"date":"2025-06-21T09:11:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/reddit-considers-using-world-id-to-verify-redditors-semafor\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T09:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:11:39","slug":"reddit-considers-using-world-id-to-verify-redditors-semafor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/reddit-considers-using-world-id-to-verify-redditors-semafor\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit considers using World ID to verify redditors: Semafor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"172521\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/reddit-world-id-verification-anonymity\/\">\n<section>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/ai\/\" rel=\"tag\"><br \/>\n                    AI                <\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/ai\/\">AI<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span aria-current=\"page\">Reddit considers using World ID to verify redditors: Semafor<\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>by<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a data-author_id=\"29816\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/team\/vivian-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author\">Vivian Nguyen<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-06-20T16:25:58+00:00\"><br \/>\n                        Jun. 20, 2025                    <\/time>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>In May, OpenAI announced its partnership with Reddit to train AI models using Reddit content.<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n            <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 850px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/78db3ee9-beb5-4d99-9a01-be9e8ef1fdb9.jpg\" alt=\"Reddit explores World ID to verify redditors\" title=\"http:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/78db3ee9-beb5-4d99-9a01-be9e8ef1fdb9.jpg\">\n            <\/picture>\n        <\/section>\n<p>Photo: AI\/ Crypto Briefing<\/p>\n<section>\n<section>\n<h3>Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Reddit may adopt World ID&#8217;s iris-scanning technology to verify users while preserving anonymity.<\/li>\n<li>The move addresses rising concerns around AI-generated content and age verification regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>        <?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><\/p>\n<p>Reddit, the popular social media platform, is exploring adopting World ID to verify its users, also known as \u201credditors,\u201d without exposing their identity, Semafor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/06\/20\/2025\/reddit-considers-iris-scanning-orb-developed-by-a-sam-altman-startup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">reported<\/a> Friday, citing two people with knowledge of the effort.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Tools for Humanity, the team behind the crypto project Worldcoin, now rebranded as World, and co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, World ID is a verification system that uses iris-scanning Orbs to confirm that a user is a real, unique human being, not a bot or AI, while maintaining their anonymity.<\/p>\n<p>Worldcoin (WLD) immediately climbed around 5% on the news but soon retraced. The token is currently changing hands at approximately $0.9 <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/worldcoin-org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">per CoinMarketCap,<\/a>\u00a0reflecting a 3% decline in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-172524\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201453%20719'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"WLD pumps and dumps on Reddit partnership news\" width=\"1453\" height=\"719\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news.png 1453w, https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news-400x198.png 400w, https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news-800x396.png 800w, https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news-200x99.png 200w, https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news-768x380.png 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1453px) 100vw, 1453px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news.png\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-172524\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cryptobriefing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20125719\/WLD-pumps-and-dumps-on-Reddit-partnership-news.png\" alt=\"WLD pumps and dumps on Reddit partnership news\" width=\"1453\" height=\"719\"   \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The potential partnership between Reddit and Tools for Humanity comes as online platforms face increasing challenges from AI-generated content and new government regulations requiring age verification.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit CEO Steve Huffman recently acknowledged that AI and age verification laws would require the company to verify user authenticity and age.<\/p>\n<p>World ID\u2019s technology works by scanning a user\u2019s iris to create an encrypted representation, which is then fragmented and stored on secure servers globally. Users receive a unique World ID stored in an encrypted vault on their smartphones. The system can verify age and other credentials anonymously, with the Orb\u2019s age detection software refusing to scan users it suspects are under 18.<\/p>\n<p>The platform also offers the option to use the World app without Orb verification, though with limited functionality. A pilot program allows users to verify credentials like passports by scanning them on their local devices without sharing information.<\/p>\n<p>If implemented, World ID would be one of several verification options available to Reddit users, sources said.<\/p>\n<p><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-banner mrec-in-article\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzQsIiIsIk1SRUMgSW4tYXJ0aWNsZSAtIDMwMHgyNTAiLCIiLDFd\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both; width: 300px; height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate ai-unprocessed\" data-shares=\"WzEwMF0=\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ai-rotate-option\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-index=\"1\" data-name=\"U2V2aW8=\">\n<div style=\"width: 300px; height: 250px\">\n<script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\" async data-rocket-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.adx.ws\/scripts\/loader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sevioads\" data-zone=\"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n    window.sevioads = window.sevioads || [];\n    var sevioads_preferences = [];\n    sevioads_preferences[0] = {};\n    sevioads_preferences[0].zone = \"e895191b-6d01-4021-992d-173ebfdf2d63\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].adType = \"banner\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = \"c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1\";\n    sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = \"1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095\";\n    sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences);\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p>The development follows Reddit\u2019s recent legal actions against researchers who used AI to impersonate users, and comes amid various US states considering or implementing new age verification requirements for internet companies.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/openai-and-reddit-partnership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">OpenAI announced a partnership with Reddit<\/a> to utilize its content for AI model training, aiming to boost AI features and improve the model\u2019s conversational abilities.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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