TheRetroArcade
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I think I'll skip this particular patch.
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Ah yes, identity verification, the potential bellwether of digital ID and our future dystopia—fun stuff. If one could sum up the current digital world, it would probably be encapsulated by incessant AI content and talk about said content, 6–7 brain rot, and identity verification. One place that now seemingly houses all three of these is Twitch, and when it comes to age verification, the third-party provider the company is opting for is a little problematic.
Twitch streamer and Bluesky user Tawny Code Cat says Twitch is requiring new Affiliate streamers to verify their identity using third-party ID-checker Persona before they can get paid for the first time. They share a screenshot of a Twitch message explaining this.
The message says: "In order to receive your payout, you need to verify your identity through Persona, Twitch's identity verification service."
Twitch confirms this is the case in its first payout walkthrough, though it looks like this is only required for streamers whose payment is "on hold":
"Some streamers may be required to verify their identity before receiving their first payout. If your payout is on hold, you'll see a message in your Payout Eligibility Panel and receive email notifications with instructions to complete identity verification through Persona, Twitch's verification service."
Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked Twitch support for another option, they said there isn't one. #twitch #persona 1/4
The problem isn't just that Twitch requiring additional ID verification on top of the information it already has—although that is in issue in itself—but also with the third-party service it's using to perform these checks: Persona.
Many have been rightly concerned about Persona over the past few months. That's in no small part because the company has received a large chunk of its investor money from Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. And because it doesn't seem to be just an ID verification tool, but also appears to have ties with the government to help with surveillance.
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The ID verifier has been on people's lips lately because Discord recently announced it will have age verification restrictions, and part of that roll-out has coincided with a Persona-tinged "experiment" on UK users. The company ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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Ah yes, identity verification, the potential bellwether of digital ID and our future dystopia—fun stuff. If one could sum up the current digital world, it would probably be encapsulated by incessant AI content and talk about said content, 6–7 brain rot, and identity verification. One place that now seemingly houses all three of these is Twitch, and when it comes to age verification, the third-party provider the company is opting for is a little problematic.
Twitch streamer and Bluesky user Tawny Code Cat says Twitch is requiring new Affiliate streamers to verify their identity using third-party ID-checker Persona before they can get paid for the first time. They share a screenshot of a Twitch message explaining this.
The message says: "In order to receive your payout, you need to verify your identity through Persona, Twitch's identity verification service."
Twitch confirms this is the case in its first payout walkthrough, though it looks like this is only required for streamers whose payment is "on hold":
"Some streamers may be required to verify their identity before receiving their first payout. If your payout is on hold, you'll see a message in your Payout Eligibility Panel and receive email notifications with instructions to complete identity verification through Persona, Twitch's verification service."
Twitch is requiring new Affiliates, before their first payment, to give government photo ID and a separate photo to Persona, the same Persona that has connections to government mass surveillance programs. When I asked Twitch support for another option, they said there isn't one. #twitch #persona 1/4
The problem isn't just that Twitch requiring additional ID verification on top of the information it already has—although that is in issue in itself—but also with the third-party service it's using to perform these checks: Persona.
Many have been rightly concerned about Persona over the past few months. That's in no small part because the company has received a large chunk of its investor money from Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. And because it doesn't seem to be just an ID verification tool, but also appears to have ties with the government to help with surveillance.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
The ID verifier has been on people's lips lately because Discord recently announced it will have age verification restrictions, and part of that roll-out has coincided with a Persona-tinged "experiment" on UK users. The company ...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
What do you think about this?