The World Network has announced the biggest update to the World ID protocol. This extends humanity verification to new platforms: Zoom, Tinder around the world, and a ticketing tool called Concert Kit. The announcement was made during the Lift Off event hosted by project co-founders and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Branier in San Francisco on April 17 of this year.
The updated protocol introduces support for multiple keys, key rotation, recovery mechanisms, and formal session management. This network also introduced a new concept called “human continuity.” It aims to verify that the same real person is present in every digital interaction.This differs from traditional models that only authenticate devices or credentials. With this, a dedicated World ID app that acts as a portable authenticator has been released in public beta, and the protocol SDK has been open sourced.
When it comes to specific integrations, Zoom has adopted the following protections: deep fake It uses a hardware-backed root of trust to ensure that the participants in a video call are real humans. Regarding Tinder, Implement verified human badges on profiles worldwideThis is an expansion of a pilot that was already operational in Japan from December 2025. Concert Kit, on the other hand, is a new tool for selling tickets to live events with integrated human verification.
The business model has also been formalized. Applications that use World ID pay per credential, per protocol, but end users access it for free.
A controversial protocol with 18 million users
World is a cryptocurrency project co-founded by Altman that aims to create a universal digital identity layer. Its central mechanism is the Orb, a device that scans a user’s iris to generate a unique identifier that proves humanity without revealing personal data.
As reported by CriptoNoticias, the company updated its hardware with an NVIDIA chipset in 2024, achieving five times the performance than before and incorporating personal data storage and facial recognition as a second factor.
The network currently has 18 million verified users in 160 countries. but, The collection of biometric data has led to regulatory investigations in several countries. A lawsuit was filed in Mexico over possible personal data breaches, and Kenya suspended project operations for similar reasons. The company claims that it does not store iris images after verification is complete.
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