KF.SocialThe blue tick that means real.
The verified badge is a blue check next to a person's name. It means they completed an identity check and KF.Social confirmed the account belongs to a real person. You see it before you meet.
What the blue tick means
Plain and simple, so you know exactly what you are looking at.
A verified badge is a blue check that appears next to a person's name on their profile. It confirms their identity. It means that person completed a short identity check in the app and KF.Social confirmed the account belongs to a real person, whose identity is not already linked to another account.
The badge does not read anyone's mind or vouch for how they will behave. What it does is confirm one specific, important thing when you are meeting someone new: this person is real, and they are who they say they are. On KF.Social, you can see the blue tick on a profile before you ever sit down together.
How verification works
From your side, it is a short check you do once in the app.
Photograph your ID
You photograph a government identity document in the app. This is the document KF.Social checks against, so it needs to be genuine and clear.
Record a liveness selfie
You record a quick liveness selfie. This confirms a real, present person is doing the check, and lets KF.Social match your face to the document.
Get your blue tick
KF.Social confirms the document is genuine, that it matches you, and that the identity is not already linked to another account. Then the blue check appears next to your name.
Why it matters when you meet strangers
The whole point of KF.Social is sitting down with people you have not met yet.
Meeting new people is how friendships start, and it is also the moment you most want a little reassurance. A group dinner in a public restaurant is already lower risk than meeting one person alone. Verification adds a second layer: a clear, visible signal that the person across the table is genuine.
Your profile also stays private until you have actually met people in person, which protects you from being looked up or contacted off-platform by someone you have not chosen to share details with. Verification and privacy work together, so trust is built into the experience rather than left to chance.
Learn more about staying safe
Straight from our Security Center.
How to verify someone's identity before a meetup
What a verified badge tells you, and how to use it when you are meeting someone new.
Meeting new people over dinner safely
Why the group dinner format is safer, and how to make your first table an easy one.
Safely meeting online friends in person
Practical steps for turning an online connection into a safe real-world meeting.
Your first KF dinner: what to expect
How a first dinner actually goes, and how your privacy is protected until you meet.