{"id":364691,"date":"2026-03-25T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364691\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:07:09","slug":"reddit-accounts-with-fishy-bot-like-behavior-will-soon-need-to-prove-theyre-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364691\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit accounts with \u2018fishy\u2019 bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they\u2019re human"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reddit is taking new steps to identify bots on the platform \u2014 a process that may require some users to confirm that they\u2019re human. In a post on Wednesday<\/a>, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman writes that the company will introduce a labeling system for accounts registered as bots, and ask users with \u201cautomated\u201d or \u201cfishy behavior\u201d to verify that they\u2019re human using methods like fingerprint scanning or submitting their ID.<\/p>\n

With this update, developers can register automated accounts with Reddit, which will then receive an \u201c[APP]\u201d label. However, Reddit also notes that it will be on the lookout for unlabeled accounts with suspicious behavior. \u201cIf something suggests an account isn\u2019t human, including automation (hi, web agents), we may ask it to confirm there\u2019s a person behind it,\u201d Huffman writes, adding that these cases \u201cwill be rare and will not apply to most users.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reddit will ask users behind suspected bot accounts to verify that they\u2019re human, and is exploring several verification methods to do so without actually identifying who the person is. That includes asking users to complete a passkey check, such as scanning their fingerprint on a smartphone, or entering a PIN. It\u2019s also looking into using third-party biometric services, like the Sam Altman-backed World ID<\/a>, which uses an eyeball-scanning orb to verify humanness.<\/p>\n

Huffman brings up third-party ID verification services as well, which he says are \u201cthe least secure, least private, and least preferred\u201d verification method. He adds that the UK and Australia already require it to support this type of verification. Suspected bot accounts that are unable to verify their humanness \u201cmay be restricted,\u201d according to Huffman.<\/p>\n

Along with this update, Huffman says Reddit is going to make reporting suspected bots \u201ceasier and more flexible\u201d \u2014 though the platform isn\u2019t going to come down too hard on all accounts using AI to write. \u201cWe\u2019ll monitor its usage and see what happens as we crack down even more on automated accounts,\u201d Huffman says. \u201cOur current focus is to ensure there is a real, live human behind the accounts you\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reddit is taking new steps to identify bots on the platform \u2014 a process that may require some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[220,2078,61,60,43,7191,58,216,80],"class_list":["post-364691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ai","tag-apps","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-reddit","tag-social-media","tag-tech","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}