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Twitch is requiring new affiliates to give their government ID and a separate photo to Persona (bsky.app)
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[โ€“] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You need to fill tax info and everything, which is a very good reason to not need ID because your tax number should be identifying already. I guess they want to combat fraud, but this still seems like a complete overreach.

[โ€“] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

It's not about combatting fraud