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YOUR ORIGINALDEEPFAKE PROTECTION
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Deepfake protection
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01 / THE BASICS
What is KeepYouReal?

KeepYouReal is an online tool that helps protect photos, videos, and voice recordings from deepfakes and AI misuse. Choose your media, apply protection, and keep a protected version with a dated ownership record.

What is deepfake protection?

Deepfake protection helps protect your original media from being misused to create fake images, videos, or audio. With KeepYouReal, you choose your media, apply protection, and receive a protected version with a dated ownership record.

What does AI misuse look like?

Someone could use a selfie to put your face in a fake photo, edit a video to make you appear to do something you never did, or clone your voice to imitate you. Personal posts and creator content can both be affected.

Is protecting my media the same as detecting a deepfake?

Protection starts with media that belongs to you. Deepfake detection examines content to look for signs that it was made or changed with AI. Start with your original in KeepYouReal to create protected media and keep a record of the version you added.

Can I start without an account?

Yes. Protect one photo or video from the homepage and download the protected result and ownership record. Create a free account to protect more media, including voice recordings, and keep your results in a private library.

How do I protect a photo or video before posting it?

Choose the original photo or video in the KeepYouReal homepage tool and start protection. When processing finishes, download the protected version for sharing and keep its ownership record. Sign in to save future results in your private library.

What does an ownership record give me?

A KeepYouReal ownership record brings the original details, date added, and original ID together. It helps you show which version you had and when if someone questions where a photo, video, or recording came from.

What does KeepYouReal protect me from?

KeepYouReal helps protect your photos, videos, and voice from deepfakes and AI misuse. That includes fake photos using your face, videos that make it look like you did something you never did, and copied voices that sound like you. Start with your media, add protection, and keep an ownership record.

What is encryption, in simple words?

Encryption is like putting information in a locked box. Only someone with the right key can open it. It is different from a hash, which creates a one-way fingerprint of your media.

What is a hash, in simple words?

A hash is a code made from one exact version of a photo, video, or recording. It helps identify that version. The code cannot be used on its own to rebuild your media. It is a record, not a lock.

Will protection change how my media looks or sounds?

KeepYouReal creates a protected version while preserving the familiar look or sound of the media. Images are produced as lossless PNG files; video and audio are signed and fingerprinted.

02 / YOUR MEDIA & PRIVACY
Do you store my media in your database?

KeepYouReal stores account media in private encrypted cloud storage so you can download protected results and keep ownership records. The database keeps record details and one-way fingerprints, while the media files remain in private storage.

Can I protect posts from a private account?

Yes. Connect a supported social account, choose the posts you want to protect, and keep their original details together in KeepYouReal.

03 / PLANS & MONITORING
Is the Free plan really free forever?

Yes. Free is a $0 plan with up to 3 protected media items and 3 upload starts per UTC month. No card is needed. You can move to Individual or Creator whenever you need higher limits and more features.

Do you monitor my protected media?

Yes. KeepYouReal monitors protected media for possible deepfakes and AI misuse. If something needs your attention, you receive an alert with the details needed to compare it with your original.

Your media stays private: account media is kept in encrypted private cloud storage. Records include the fingerprints and details needed to identify each version.

START WITH ONE PHOTO

Protect your face and voice from deepfakes.

Protect one photo or video without an account, or create a free account for a private library, social connections, voice protection, and monitoring.

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