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p/hawkeyeYour online shield from predators, one report at a time.
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Benson Huang

Hawkeye - Your online shield from predators, one report at a time

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AI-powered Social Media Reporting with certified social workers. Report inappropriate interactions or activities online, and access prior account reports to make informed decisions before engaging in conversation or meeting in person.

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Benson Huang
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Hi Product Hunt, I'm Benson, one of the co-founders of Hawkeye! 🚀 📲 What is Hawkeye? Hawkeye is an app that provides a robust user-driven reporting and alert system that works in 3 simple steps: first, users report predatory behavior with evidence, our team (supported by our advanced AI model) verifies the reports, and then data is used to create a public profile of the predator. Anyone can search up any user on Snapchat, Instagram, and Tinder to see their report history. 🔊 Why We Built This: Imagine this: you receive an Instagram DM with an AI deepfaked explicit image of you, your IP address, and a threat to share it throughout your circle. Well, this happened to my friends and me, yet Instagram dismissed it in minutes as it had "no guideline violations." This is the unfortunate reality for 1 in 5 young adults on social media by the over 500,000+ active predators online every day. Because there was no app on the market to address this, we took it into our own hands! 🛠️ Key Features: - Search: see other user's "risk score". With Hawkeye Premium, you can see all their full reports (details, dates, and more) - Report: file reports (with evidence) of suspicious online behavior - Personal Dashboard: keep track of the reports against you - Appeal: see a false report? Send an appeal What are your thoughts? Share your feedback, questions, or suggestions below, or connect with us on our socials!
Divyansh Tiwari
@benson_huang Howkeye is game changing man thanks for sharing with us...
Chris Messina
Top Hunter
@benson_huang interesting product... I can certainly see the need, but I also see a dilemma when it comes to the profit motive and the potential for abuse. For example, abuse is a pretty subjective matter — do you have a set of published community guidelines that define what you consider abuse? Your website also states that "1/5 children receive unwanted sexual advances online", yet you charge to access your red flags database, limited the use of your platform to people who can pay (i.e. parents?). Who do you imagine will be your ultimate customers for this product, and do they have the ability to pay?
Brigid Stewart
It's good to see an appeal process in place, but will there be any safeguards against misuse?
Benson Huang
Maker
@brigid_stewart Yes-- this was actually the challenge we think about the most s developers! Firstly, the reports require at least 30 words in description for a submission, making it more difficult for spammers to misuse the report system. Next, we have an evidence upload feature, which isn't required because apps like SnapChat make chat history hard to trace, but will give more weight to the report in the back-end review system if provided. Next, we make sure the evidence matches the description. If a user has more issues, they have the option to discuss it further personally with someone on our review team. Thank you for the question! Any suggestions?
Shivam Singh
Hawkeye is tackling an incredibly important issue with a smart, community-driven approach. Giving users the power to report and verify predatory behavior while maintaining transparency with appeals is a solid framework. Social platforms have been slow to act on these threats, so having an independent tool like this could make a real impact. Wishing you all the best in refining and scaling this! And sending lots of wins to the makers :) @benson_huang
Benson Huang
Maker
@whatshivamdo Thank you so much! You bring up a great point-- we actually came up with Hawkeye in response to social platforms' slow action to threats like these. Thanks again for the encouragement :)
Nika
This is such a good idea. IMO, this should to the social media itself but it seems that they do not care so much (yeah, they have some parental controls program but I think that it is not enough).
Kay Kwak
Launching soon!
This is a very meaningful product that everyone needs. Thank you for creating it on their behalf! Impressive. Congrats on the launch !🎉
Benson Huang
Maker
@kay_arkain Thank you, Kay!
David Cardenas Codriansky
Great idea! Can't wait to try it @benson_huang
Brandon Lou
Great product! What role does the "AI" play in this product? Is it a proprietary system or another service?
Benson Huang
Maker
@b_h15 Our computer vision model developed in collaboration with Microsoft Azure creates transcripts of vetted screen-recordings and streamlines the review process for our social workers. We save data read/write space and only have our social workers review text files instead of whole videos/
I adore this product. As a parent, despite best efforts, its hard to trust the safety of your child online. Given the nature of this threat, I think the data is actually under-reported due to embarrassment and worry on the part of the victims. I hope that the aggregation of the predator behavior helps to create some accountability and increased online safety. At least, I feel confident that it will help victims understand that they are not alone and they are not at fault.
Serena Lin
Congrats on the launch! As someone who has personally experienced threats of predation and sextortion online on social media platforms (along with numerous friends), this really hits home. Thank you for finally addressing this issue. Hawkeye is a unicorn!
Mahan Saber
With the rapid growth of AI and the increasing number of scams leveraging AI technology, it's reassuring to see a platform like this that prioritizes user safety. A much-needed innovation in today’s AI-driven landscape! @benson_huang