Support · Trust

One face. One human. One account.

Every Dude on DudesChat is a verified, adult human. Here's how we check — and what we do and don't keep.

In short

  • Your profile photo must be you — a human reviews it before your profile goes public.
  • An 18+ age check runs at sign-up through our verification partner.
  • Verification data is used to verify — it's never shown on your profile and never sold.
  • Fakes, bots, and duplicate accounts are removed, permanently.

Why we verify

Because nothing kills an app like talking to a bot. Verification is the core promise of DudesChat: when you message someone, there's a real adult Dude on the other end — the one in the photo. That takes real checks, not a checkbox.

Photo review

Your main profile photo is reviewed by a human before your profile becomes visible: it must clearly be you, and it must follow the Content Guidelines. Review usually takes about 24 hours. If a photo is declined, you'll be told why and can upload another.

When you upload, you confirm the photo is of yourself. Profiles using someone else's photos get reported fast — and removed.

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Under review
A human is checking your photo.
Usually done within 24 hours.
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Approved — the badge shows everywhere
One human review, then the badge does the talking.

The 18+ age check

DudesChat is for adults only. At sign-up you confirm your date of birth, and an age-verification step (a quick live check handled by our specialised verification partner) confirms you're 18 or older. It takes a minute or two and runs right in the app.

Verified, never exposed

The point of verification is trust, not surveillance:

What happens to fakes

Accounts that fail verification, impersonate someone, or try to run more than one profile are removed. There's no three-strikes ladder for fakes — a fake account is a permanent ban.

Verification trouble?

If the age check won't complete, your photo review seems stuck beyond 24 hours, or you think a decision was wrong — appeal it via the contact form or email support@dudes.chat. A human will look at it.

Last revised: 2026‑07‑02

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