Reddit will prompt some accounts to 'verify humanness' in latest bot crackdown

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By Karissa BellMar 25, 2026, 12:10 pm81 ptsTrending
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has detailed the company's latest plan to fight bots and it means that some accounts will need to "verify humanness," though the company is stopping short of widespread identity verification. In an update, Huffman said that in "rare" cases accounts that seem "fishy" will be prompted for…

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