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Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh.
Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund which is an adventure capitalist firm c-founded by Peter Theil. <ref>https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment</ref>


From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on it's UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-14 |title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo |access-date=2026-02-20 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
From the 14th July 2025 they started working with [[Reddit]] to perform ID checks on it's UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-14 |title=Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo |access-date=2026-02-20 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].


=== AI-Powered Ages Verification leads to inaccurate age verification on Roblox ''(Jan 2026)'' ===
===AI-Powered Ages Verification leads to inaccurate age verification on Roblox ''(Jan 2026)''===
Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2026-01-13 |title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess |url= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEx3E |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticised as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09 |title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=https://devforum.roblox.com/}}</ref>
Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on [[Roblox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=David |date=2026-01-13 |title=Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess |url= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/YEx3E |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Wired}}</ref> The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticised as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-09 |title=Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap |url=https://devforum.roblox.com/t/age-check-to-chat-update-fast-follow-roadmap/4238626/5 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-20 |website=https://devforum.roblox.com/}}</ref>


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==Clients==
==Clients==
Persona provides their service to these companies and products:
Persona provides their service to these companies and products:
* [[OpenAI]]
*[[OpenAI]]
*[[Discord]]
*[[Discord]]
*[[LinkedIn]]
*[[LinkedIn]]

Revision as of 00:07, 21 February 2026

Persona
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Persona is an Identity Verification company, founded in 2018 by Rick Song and Charles Yeh. It is funded by Founders Fund which is an adventure capitalist firm c-founded by Peter Theil. [2]

From the 14th July 2025 they started working with Reddit to perform ID checks on it's UK site, as part of the UK's Online Safety Act.[3]

In February 2026 Discord announced they would be experimenting with Persona to perform ID checks worldwide.[4]

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Persona category.

AI-Powered Ages Verification leads to inaccurate age verification on Roblox (Jan 2026)

Children were being identified as adults and vice versa on Roblox.[5] The age verification restricted who the users could talk to. This implementation was criticised as not helping to address safety concerns, and harming the user experience.[6]

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  2. ↑ https://redact.dev/blog/discord-persona-age-verification-experiment
  3. ↑ "Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK". BBC News. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2026-02-20. {{cite news}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  4. ↑ "Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally in March for users who don't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience'". PC Gamer. 2026-02-09. Retrieved 2026-02-20.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Gilbert, David (2026-01-13). "Roblox's AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess". Wired. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ↑ "Age Check to Chat Update & Fast Follow Roadmap". https://devforum.roblox.com/. 2026-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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