If Reddit requires ID verification, how bad will things get.

Th3 Canadian 3h · Saturday at 6:56 PM

As soon as all the porn accounts need to show who they are, they will leave. Then its the scammers and crypto accounts. Then its the Affiliate and government over sight accounts. Then its just the real people and it will not be enough to make the platform profitable or successful. CEO's want money.....they want to but its going to cost them some big bonuses.

*edit - Lets be real, if all accounts have a real name......we are going to Facebook or a main stream platform. The anonymousness of it and freedom are what made it grow and go public. Can't live in a gated community and be reddit, come on MEOW.

Narakhu07 · Sunday at 6:10 AM

GNews said:
Yes. I said this earlier.

Which increases the value of reddit accounts tenfold.

and the services that offers either ID's to bypass the kyc or as yo usaid, the people that dedicate to sell reddit accounts.

Narakhu07 · Sunday at 6:15 AM

Th3 Canadian 3h said:
As soon as all the porn accounts need to show who they are, they will leave. Then its the scammers and crypto accounts. Then its the Affiliate and government over sight accounts. Then its just the real people and it will not be enough to make the platform profitable or successful. CEO's want money.....they want to but its going to cost them some big bonuses.

*edit - Lets be real, if all accounts have a real name......we are going to Facebook or a main stream platform. The anonymousness of it and freedom are what made it grow and go public. Can't live in a gated community and be reddit, come on MEOW.

let's say that you make an accoutn wih a fake ID and fake data, howwouls you find somebody with those fake details ?

Th3 Canadian 3h · Sunday at 7:03 AM

Narakhu07 said:
let's say that you make an accoutn wih a fake ID and fake data, howwouls you find somebody with those fake details ?

Its not the ppl who can its the ppl who cant which make up the majority of reddit. When they leave so does the money.

Nikolaos · Sunday at 9:17 AM

GNews said:
I think millions of users will quit because they dont even want to do that or just dont have the tech for a clear photo

If millions of users quit won't reddit loose a huge audience? I mean the CEO of Reddit should know that it will hurt Reddit.

Demon Slayer. · 2026-07-23T05:45:11+0100

ID verification could change Reddit marketing significantly but the impact depends on how Reddit implements it. It may reduce bots, spam and fake accounts, which could benefit genuine marketers who focus on real community engagement.

jasondenzer · 2026-07-23T12:30:02+0100

Not a fan of this. Any additional layer of security required by Reddit just makes the experience worse for real users and ironically, means bots will thrive more. Bots have many ways to just AI generate fake IDs.

kingyummers · 2026-07-23T12:45:39+0100

A verification system could hurt people who rely on bulk accounts and automated methods, but quality marketers might benefit from it.
Reddit communities already value trust so having fewer low effort accounts could improve the platform.

Rental · 2026-07-23T15:48:53+0100

I think requiring identity verification on Reddit would significantly reduce the number of fake accounts. The fact that one person can operate multiple Reddit accounts, as many do today, makes the platform less appealing.

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