Biometric 'Verified Human' Badges

Zoom is testing a feature that uses World/Worldcoin's iris/face matching to add a 'Verified Human' badge to meeting participants when a signed registration image, a live device scan, and the video frame all match. Hosts can require the verification to join or trigger mid‑call checks, effectively allowing platforms to block unverified (or AI) participants from meetings. — This signals a new frontier where commercial platforms deploy biometric identity as an access control for speech and meetings, forcing trade‑offs between deepfake defense, privacy, surveillance, and exclusion.