Reddit Weighs Face ID And Passkeys To Verify 'Humans'— CEO Alexis Ohanian Admits 'Just Don't Know How To...'

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Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT) is considering new ways to verify that users are real people, not bots or AI-generated accounts, as concerns about fake and automated content grow. In a discussion with TBPN, ...

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