Reddit Tests Verified Profiles with Checkmarks for Select Users
Reddit Tests Verified Profiles with Checkmarks for Select Users
✅ Reddit's checkmark experiment
Reddit is testing verified profiles with checkmarks for a small group of users to confirm their authenticity.
Key details:
- Opt-in system - users choose whether to participate
- Not about status - focused on reducing confusion rather than creating hierarchy
- Preserves pseudonymity - designed to work within Reddit's anonymous culture
- Currently in limited testing phase
The verification system aims to help users identify legitimate accounts while maintaining Reddit's core principle of allowing anonymous participation.
We’re testing verified profiles on Reddit. A handful of users now have a checkmark to show they’re the real deal. It’s opt-in, not about status, and designed to reduce confusion—not compromise pseudonymity. Read more on what we’re testing.👇 redditinc.com/news/testing-v…
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