Newsroom/Blog
Newsroom/Blog
Newsroom/Blog
Verification: A Field Guide to Doing It Right (and Very, Very Wrong)
What a 269-check age verification tool and an AI company's standoff with the Department of War taught us about where the industry is headed.
The People Training Your AI Might Be the Same Person
Inside the shadow market where verified accounts sell for $300 and one annotator becomes forty
Discord Wants Your Age. Or Your Papers. Pick One.
The platform's new age verification rollout reveals everything wrong with how the internet thinks about proving you're real.
1 Million AI Bots Just Got Their Own Social Network
1 Million AI Agents Just Got Their Own Social Network. Humans Are "Welcome to Observe."
Congress Wants to Talk About Ticket Bots. But Who's Actually Going to Fix This?
Yesterday the U.S. Senate held a hearing called "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long." Yes, that's a Kid Rock reference.
Why 2026 Is The Year Companies Stop Chasing Bots
72% of business leaders say AI fraud is their top challenge.
The Internet Needs a Trust Layer
From 1% to Double Digits: Why MFA Bypass Rates Suddenly Jumped
Just 18 months ago, MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) bypass rates were below 1%. Today, those rates have climbed into double digits.
The Ban Evader's Playbook: Why 90% Get Away With It
Reddit's most sophisticated ban evasion tool misses 90% of them.
The $130 Billion Trust Problem Nobody's Talking About
Every survey you take feeds a $130 billion industry built on a broken assumption: they can tell who's human.
How Humans Are Losing The Internet
The internet's bot problem is older than you think.
Verification: A Field Guide to Doing It Right (and Very, Very Wrong)
The People Training Your AI Might Be the Same Person
Discord Wants Your Age. Or Your Papers. Pick One.
1 Million AI Bots Just Got Their Own Social Network
Congress Wants to Talk About Ticket Bots. But Who's Actually Going to Fix This?
Why 2026 Is The Year Companies Stop Chasing Bots
The Internet Needs a Trust Layer
From 1% to Double Digits: Why MFA Bypass Rates Suddenly Jumped
The Ban Evader's Playbook: Why 90% Get Away With It
The $130 Billion Trust Problem Nobody's Talking About
How Humans Are Losing The Internet
Verification: A Field Guide to Doing It Right (and Very, Very Wrong)
What a 269-check age verification tool and an AI company's standoff with the Department of War taught us about where the industry is headed.
The People Training Your AI Might Be the Same Person
Inside the shadow market where verified accounts sell for $300 and one annotator becomes forty
Discord Wants Your Age. Or Your Papers. Pick One.
The platform's new age verification rollout reveals everything wrong with how the internet thinks about proving you're real.
1 Million AI Bots Just Got Their Own Social Network
1 Million AI Agents Just Got Their Own Social Network. Humans Are "Welcome to Observe."
Congress Wants to Talk About Ticket Bots. But Who's Actually Going to Fix This?
Yesterday the U.S. Senate held a hearing called "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long." Yes, that's a Kid Rock reference.
Why 2026 Is The Year Companies Stop Chasing Bots
72% of business leaders say AI fraud is their top challenge.
The Internet Needs a Trust Layer
From 1% to Double Digits: Why MFA Bypass Rates Suddenly Jumped
Just 18 months ago, MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) bypass rates were below 1%. Today, those rates have climbed into double digits.
The Ban Evader's Playbook: Why 90% Get Away With It
Reddit's most sophisticated ban evasion tool misses 90% of them.
The $130 Billion Trust Problem Nobody's Talking About
Every survey you take feeds a $130 billion industry built on a broken assumption: they can tell who's human.
How Humans Are Losing The Internet
The internet's bot problem is older than you think.
Verification: A Field Guide to Doing It Right (and Very, Very Wrong)
The People Training Your AI Might Be the Same Person
Discord Wants Your Age. Or Your Papers. Pick One.
1 Million AI Bots Just Got Their Own Social Network
Congress Wants to Talk About Ticket Bots. But Who's Actually Going to Fix This?
Why 2026 Is The Year Companies Stop Chasing Bots
The Internet Needs a Trust Layer
From 1% to Double Digits: Why MFA Bypass Rates Suddenly Jumped
The Ban Evader's Playbook: Why 90% Get Away With It
The $130 Billion Trust Problem Nobody's Talking About
How Humans Are Losing The Internet