Reddit in Talks to Use Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Device Orb

Reddit is in talks to use the iris-scanning device Orb from Sam Altman’s Worldcoin. According to two people familiar with the matter, World ID could soon become a way for Reddit users to verify their uniqueness on the platform while remaining anonymous. The discussions between representatives from Reddit and Tools for Humanity, the parent company of World ID, highlight the growing market for new identity verification technologies, as artificial intelligence floods online platforms with fake content and governments around the world consider new age verification laws to prevent children and teenagers from accessing social media. If World ID becomes one of Reddit’s third-party providers, it would be good news for Tools for Humanity, an organization founded six years ago with the ambitious goal of providing universal basic income to everyone worldwide through a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin, in exchange for using the Orb to scan their eyes.