Make Profile Fraud —Obsolete
The Internet’s First Inherently Safe Identity — No ID required
Verify multiplies value; when members choose their own proof, their profile is amplified — a benefit that is conspicuous to avoid
Independently Tested at Global Scale
For platforms that depend on legitimate membership
- Safe for Kids: Protects our most vulnerable without exposing their privacy.
- Credibility for All: Elevates privacy of ID and biometrics wherever local law or regulation requires.
- Eliminates Risk: No private data, no reviews or disputes that damage your brand.
—Age Assurance Technology Trial
Authority-Driven Solutions Bring the Very Threats We Must Avoid
Community-Driven Makes Trust A Benefit, Not A Liability
Limitless
Credibility is now available to every member in every location and languageContinuous
Members trust themselves —now avoiding transparency is just as clear as having itRecent Articles, News & Podcasts
Applied Identity Research & Formal Trust Framework Studies
| Subject of Study | Scientific Scope / Core Inquiry | Report |
|---|---|---|
| Age-Restricted Internet | Privacy-first age assurance — zero private data involved. | Download |
| ID Cards, Obsoleted | Document-free identity — fraud becomes unprofitable. | Download |
| Identity for ATProto | User-controlled trust — no liability, no centralization. | Download |
| Soul-Bound Identity | Persistent, owner-anchored confidence — soul-bound, anti-hijacking. | Download |
| Securing Discord | Portable reputation — deters sockpuppets, account takeovers and raids. | Download |
| Social Media Trust | User-preferred verification — a benefit where fake profiles lose value. | Download |
| Mastodon Simplified | Federated validation — cross-instance privacy and confidence. | Download |
More Trust & More Transactions
Instead of surrender of a single private document, people securely anchor a variety of public things other people already know them by. Confidence is pre-existing history —audience, collaborators, and friends.
Better Than A Badge
A Credible profile is same as ID, but people typically boost this report to Reliable or even Genuine. If being Credible is good, being more so must be better.
Fraud can’t scale when every claim increases visibility. Fraudsters struggle to be labeled Cautioned and fall to Dangerous as they abandon a fruitless effort. Properties cannot be reused, so they are now forfeited and lost.
The safety effect is automatic—members make it work; fraudsters move on to less trusted platforms.
Fraud Fighters Agree
Trust as a Service; A Simple API
With every API request, trust rises and more value is generated — this makes trust events revenue generating, not a cost center. Platforms implement this simple API as an alternative to authority-driven solutions. Trust signals appear immediately. People who verify rise; those who avoid stand out.
The Smarter Choice
| Metric | Authority-Driven | Community-Driven |
|---|---|---|
| ROI | low adoption, high cost | trust events raise LTV/CTV with each interaction |
| Experience | invalid rejections and disputes | members make it work |
| Onboarding | friction | immediate access to credibility |
| Safety & Risk | privacy violations | responsibility returns to the individual |
| Privacy & Trust | invasive | people verify things others already known them by |
| Operation | resolving flags and disputes | automatic, continuous and community-driven |
| Brand Integrity | feels like surveillance | offering privacy shows respect |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is it?
A user-driven trust layer. People verify what they already own. No documents, no storage, no reviews.
How does it work?
Members anchor public properties other people already know them by. Trust effect is immediate and community-wide. Avoiding transparency is just as clear as having it.
Why does it work?
Fraud can’t scale when every claim increases visibility. Real people gain trust; impostors reveal themselves and their intent.
What do members get?
A Credible, Reliable, or Genuine profile built from their real activity, not some distant authority. No privacy risk, no friction, no ID needed.
What does the platform get?
Clearer identities mean multiplied lifetime value of accounts, no more disputes, higher transactions, nothing private is involved and no such liability is possible.
How fast is it?
New owners gain ID level confidence in about 10 minutes. Users verify themselves; trust is continuous.
Does this replace ID?
This works alongside any traditional offerings and becomes the preferred choice globally.
Does it change my flow?
No redesign, no friction. You make identity part of your service. Higher-value "Credible" accounts simply appear where “Unknown” used to be.