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Reddit Explores Identity Verification to Combat Bots
Filed: Mar 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM ET
Summary: Reddit's CEO announces plans for user identity verification methods to ensure users are human.
WHO: Steve Huffman
WHAT: exploring identity verification methods
WHEN: Mar 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: to combat its bot problem
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