The bot problem is realFake accounts, copy-paste romance scams, and bots farming for money or data have eroded trust everywhere. If half your connections feel like scripts, that's because on a lot of apps, they are.Layered defensesReal-human verification. Date-of-birth at sign-up, age verification where it's required by law, selfie verification, and phone verification make throwaway fake accounts hard to create.Scam detection in messages. We scan for known scam patterns and step in before they reach you.Risk scoring at the network level. Suspicious sign-ups, VPN/proxy abuse, known-bad sources, get flagged early.Easy reporting. If something feels off, one tap flags it for review.People, not predatorsNo system is perfect, but stacking verification, scanning, and risk scoring tilts the odds hard in your favour. The goal is simple: when you connect on HoopFrog, you're meeting a person, not a payload.