Reddit has some ideas about how to solve its bot problem — and 'the most lightweight way' could be using Face ID

• The CEO of Reddit has been talking about verification
• Face ID or Touch ID could be used to prove you're human
• Nothing has been decided or implemented on Reddit yet

Reddit has a serious bot problem, and CEO Steve Huffman has been talking about ways that it could prove that posts are crafted by humans – including the possibility that Face ID and Touch ID verification could be required.

Huffman made the comments in an interview with TBPN (via Engadget), while discussing the idea of making Reddit more valuable for its users, and opening out the platform to people who haven't used it before.

"The most lightweight way [to verify a user is human] is with something like Face ID," Huffman said, before going on to mention more "heavy" options such as ID checking services, and other alternatives in between.

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