Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47775633 - 67 days ago, 100 comments

As mentioned in that thread, Persona as the provider is a bit surprising and problematic.

Discord dropped them after user backlash.

I agree. Given the very recent Discord pullback, this feels forced upon Anthropic.

I suspect that Anthropic had to select from a set of government approved ID verifiers.

Considering Thiel's clout in the current govt's inner circle...3 out of the 4 choices would have been duds. Leaving the 4th as Persona, the only viable option

Any sort of identity/age verification here is problematic and unacceptable.