Solving User Identification Issues in Web3 Social Web

In recent years, the development of decentralized Social Web has faced numerous challenges. Among them, user identification is a core issue. How to ensure that users are real humans and not bots while protecting privacy has become the focus of industry attention.

On social media platforms, bots have a significant impact on public discussions, from influencing elections to manipulating public opinion. This issue is even more tricky for decentralized platforms that emphasize anonymity and privacy. How to verify users' real identities without infringing on privacy has become a dilemma.

Currently, there are two main approaches to solving this problem: biometric identification and Social Web guarantee mechanisms.

In the field of biometrics, a certain project proposed creating biometric identification through retinal scanning. This solution utilizes zero-knowledge proof technology to protect user privacy. However, this method still faces controversies, including risks of privacy leakage and issues of fairness.

The social guarantee mechanism is another approach. It confirms the identification of new users through mutual guarantees among verified users. This method seems less intrusive, but designing an effective incentive mechanism remains a challenge.

Some projects use methods such as video call verification and continuous code decryption to achieve Social Web verification. These methods attempt to strike a balance between privacy and effectiveness.

With the advancement of artificial intelligence, designing new human identification mechanisms has become increasingly important. It not only concerns incentive distribution but is also key to purifying and regulating the future Social Web.

Looking to the future, this field requires greater process transparency and data openness. Only in this way can we truly build a Social Web infrastructure that aligns with the principles of decentralization and privacy protection. Verifying identification while protecting privacy will remain a major challenge on the path of Web3 social development.