Reddit is in talks to adopt Sam Altman's iris-scanning Orb for user authentication

according to Semafor, Reddit is in talks to use the iris scanning device Orb from Sam Altman's Worldcoin for user authentication.

According to two insiders, World ID may soon become a way for Reddit users to verify themselves as unique individuals while remaining anonymous on the platform. The discussions between Reddit and World ID's parent company, Tools for Humanity, highlight the growing market for new authentication technologies, as artificial intelligence fills online platforms with false content, and governments around the world are considering 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 will be good news for Tools for Humanity, which was founded six years ago with the noble goal of providing universal basic income to the world through a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin in exchange for using Orb to scan irises.