The social network that doesn’t want to know your name.

Your usernames, what you choose to post, and basic account records such as your iPhone model, sign-in times and the general area your account was created in. No name, email, phone number, password, government ID or face. Private messages are end-to-end encrypted and PRUF can’t read them.

Other approaches scan irises or tie accounts to a government ID. PRUF.NET asks for neither: Face ID and the live-person check run on the phone, and PRUF never receives facial data.

Bots can’t get in. Creating an account takes Face ID and a live-person check, and Face ID runs again every time the app opens. One person, one phone: each phone holds one live profile. PRUF checks that someone is human, not that they’re good.

Not during the beta.

The core network is free during beta and stays free. Users who want more can opt into a monthly subscription for expanded storage and additional usernames. The company is also developing its zero-PII verification for use beyond social networking, including privacy-preserving website access and authorization for AI agents a person approves.

With valid legal process, the basic account records PRUF holds, such as usernames and sign-in times. There is no name, email, phone number or face on file to hand over. Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, so PRUF can’t read them, and the vault lives on the person’s phone and in their own iCloud, not on PRUF’s servers.

No. Anonymous platforms let anyone in, including bots. PRUF.NET knows every account belongs to a live person holding a real phone. It just doesn’t know which person.