Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
mezein’s private proof-of-personhood check
mezein offers a way to verify that someone is human using a university email or a personal vouch, then let platforms check without learning their identity.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Platforms and communities filtering bot participation
- Worth noticing
- The site names UCL, King’s, Imperial, LSE, Oxford and Cambridge as the universities whose students can currently join; others are directed to a waitlist.
Field notes
The described enrollment paths are a university email or a vouch from another person, followed by a pin that the site says does not expire. For platform operators, the homepage lists a GitHub pull-request check, Discord role setup, and an API key for adding verification to another site or app. The listed student access covers UCL, King’s, Imperial, LSE, Oxford and Cambridge; other visitors are directed to a waitlist.
Observed signals
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○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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