Worldcoin Confirms Kenya ID Verification Pause
Alex Blania, the co-founder and CEO of Worldcoin’s founding entity Tools for Humanity (TFH), announced on Aug. 2 that his organization had “paused World ID verifications in Kenya.” According to Blania, this move gives his organization time to address some of the concerns raised by Kenyan regulators. The remarks by Blania follow reports that the Kenyan government has suspended Worldcoin activities over public safety concerns. Before the government decided to suspend Worldcoin’s activities.
Despite facing heat from regulators and government officials, TFH’s crypto project appears to have won the backing of the country’s ICT minister, Eliud Owalo. In remarks made on the day Worldcoin’s activities were suspended, Owalo insisted that Blania’s organization was “acting within the law.” The ICT minister also pointed to the fact that most Kenyan participants were not being forced to share their details. Meanwhile, in an apparent response to concerns raised by the Kenyan government when it announced the suspension of Worldcoin’s activities, Blania suggested that his organization is pro-privacy. “World ID is built for privacy. We look forward to resuming operations while continuing global rollout,” Blania said in a tweet.
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