Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/reddit-will-require-fishy-accounts-to-verify-they-are-run-by-a-human/

by palmotea • 4 months ago

5 4 4 months ago

smurda• 4 months ago

Bots have always been a problem on these platforms, but it has taken the deluge of AI generated accounts to force platforms to truly wrestle with the problem.

The upside is hopefully there are fewer bots on these platforms, which has many positive second-order effects. The downside is the method of human verification as ID cards will lead to more identity theft, fake IDs, and a new set of problems.

prieveschl• 4 months ago

Humans will always have this problem, though, in the digital domain. There has to be some way of proving you’re a human digitally, before any trust can be built. It’s a paradox, for sure, but if not ID verification for proof of humanness, then what?

Terr_• 4 months ago

I have zero trust this new thing will be implemented well. Reddit was my primary social media presence for over a decade, until one random morning they destroyed my sole account and everything I ever wrote (and all downstream comments by others) with a kafkaesque automated nightmare.

Strangely, they still thought I was human enough to pester me about buying into their IPO.

replooda• 4 months ago

Pretty sure they couldn't care less whether or not those buying into the IPO are human as long as the money is good.

Reddit will require "fishy" accounts to verify they are run by a human

Related Stories