Claude will start identity checks for risk-flagged accounts on July 8. The core facts are straightforward: The narrower policy starts July 8 and targets accounts flagged by risk controls rather than every Claude user by default.
The second layer is where the story becomes more important: The same verification stack can ask for government ID and selfie checks, with retries allowed when the first attempt fails.
What matters next is execution. The product trade-off is clear: stronger abuse controls make access less anonymous and may push some users toward lighter-gated models.
Sources: CocoLoop and public reports cited in the original article