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Show HN: I'm 17, built a face-verified social network to fight fake accounts

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitelotus.social&hl=en_US

Hey HNI’m Arun, a 17-year-old developer from India. I built WhiteLotus, a new kind of social platform focused entirely on authentic human connection.Every user is AI face-verified — so there are no bots, no fake profiles, and only one account per person.Core Features:Face-verified signups only — no spam or fake accounts1-on-1 private chats with approved friendsPhoto-based posting — keep it...

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Show HN: WhiteLotus – A Social App for Real People Only (AI-Verified, No Bots)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitelotus.social&hl=en_US

Hi HN I’m Arun, 17, and I built WhiteLotus — a social platform where every user is a verified human. No bots. No spam. No fake profiles. Just real people.Why I built itOver the last year I watched my friends slowly lose interest in “social” apps that felt anything but social — feeds of filters, fake accounts, and now AI-generated influencers. So I wondered: what would a social network look...

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Guys saw a lot of comments pointing out concerns about AI face verification

this is how it works

1) user has only access to front camera while doing AI face verification and the ml only allows if photo that has one face

2) user is required to show a hand gesture while taking photo if not i gave clear guide lines to not trust them

3) the face data is stored in cloudinary and it is not being used to train Ai

4) and people who think fake profiles are not a big enough problem listen to me

internet will become a world filled with shape shifters that can take your shape and do bad things imagine that

good point but the world can be free of fake profiles and it is like the new internet

Show HN: I'm 17, built a face-verified social network to fight fake accounts

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitelotus.social&hl=en_US

Hi HN,I’m Arun, 17, from India. While my friends scroll Instagram and Snapchat, I’ve been obsessed with building something different. I don’t want a regular job — I want to push technology.So I built WhiteLotus — a social app where every account is face-verified. No bots, no fake profiles, no spam. Just real people.Core ideas:AI-powered face verification (1 account per person)1-on-1 private...

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