Hackers Raise The Alarm About Discord’s Recent Age-Verification Partner

After the alarm was initially raised about Persona, Discord claimed its work with the Thiel-backed firm was only temporary, and that it didn’t have new contacts with it moving forward. It also ...

Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK

One of the major complaints was that Discord planned to collect more government IDs as part of its global age verification ...

Discord faces backlash over new age-verification plan, says controversial UK test with Persona has ended

Discord faces backlash over its new global age-verification system, which could require government IDs, raising privacy concerns. The company stated most users will use AI video selfies, but disputes ...
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Persona Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Identity Verification

Persona positioned highest for Ability to Execute for the second consecutive year and ranked #1 across five Use Cases* in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Identity Verification report. In ...
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AI Is Making The Internet’s Bot Problem Worse. This $2 Billion Startup Is On The Front Lines

Persona helps companies like OpenAI, LinkedIn and Reddit verify the identities of millions of users at a time when AI agents have made it increasingly difficult to do so. Now, it has $200 million in ...
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Persona Enhances Workforce Identity Solution with Candidate Fraud Detection and Expanded IAM and HRIS Integrations

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Persona, the leading global identity platform redefining how businesses verify and manage digital identities, today announced a major update to its ...