Think age and ID verification is limited to social media? Think again. Get ready for new age and identity checks if you use LLMs.

Age and ID verification coming to Claude AI soon. Anthropic’s updated privacy policy (effective July 8, 2026) introduces age and identity verification provisions for Claude Free, Pro, and Max users. The process can involve a government ID and a live selfie, handled through Anthropic’s partner Persona Identities. https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/10301952-updates-to-our-privacy-policy 🤡

@nixCraft claude users about to drop to 0
@ElliesSurviving @nixCraft Especially the blind people who have to use it and similar for accessibility reasons. Even if we wanted to verify ourselves that live selfie thing assumes you can see and probably also have a driver's license.