PornStar by Face

What it is

PornStar by Face is a face-recognition search engine designed to identify adult performers by uploading a photo or screenshot. The site bills itself as "The first porn star face-recognizing search engine based on deep neural networks" and positions itself as a specialized tool for identifying performers across the adult industry. The site's core feature is AI-powered face recognition: upload an image or screenshot, and the system attempts to match the face against a database of known performers.

The database contains 3,186 performers and 799 live webcam models from platforms like LiveJasmin and Joyourself. The site's copyright line is dated 2017, and the current status is listed as "open beta", suggesting the site has been in beta for at least nine years without reaching production status or being retired. The capture shows the site is non-functional: "Our API is currently unavailable, maybe it is updated, please try later. We apologize."

This is not an actively maintained project. It appears to be abandoned or severely neglected.

Getting in

PornStar by Face requires no payment or registration to access the basic search function. Users can upload a photo or screenshot directly on the site. The site mentions an "Exclusive offer" to join Brazzers for $1, suggesting an affiliate relationship or promotional partnership with the Brazzers studio. Whether this is a permanent promotional offer or a temporary upsell is not specified.

The site states "We do not store uploaded photos", suggesting uploaded images are deleted after processing. However, this claim is unverified and cannot be confirmed from the capture. The absence of a privacy policy (not visible in the capture) means users cannot verify what data is actually collected, how long it is retained, or whether it is shared with third parties.

The site's current functional status is unclear due to the non-functional API. Users cannot use the primary search feature; the site displays an error message: "Our API is currently unavailable, maybe it is updated, please try later. We apologize." This message has been on the site long enough to be captured in the baseline scan, suggesting the API has been offline for at least some time. Users cannot perform face-recognition searches, making the site effectively non-functional.

What is actually there

The database supposedly contains 3,186 performers and 799 live webcam models. No total count of images, scenes, or search queries is provided. The site claims to index performers across the major studios (Brazzers is mentioned), but the specifics of coverage are not detailed. The search function should allow users to upload images and match faces, but with the API offline, this functionality is not accessible.

The site appears to be a single-purpose tool: upload an image, perform face recognition, receive performer identification. There is no browsable performer directory, no listing of films, no search by name or category. The site is dependent on its face-recognition API, which is currently broken.

The database size (3,186 performers, 799 live models) is small compared to other aggregators (NudeVista indexes millions of videos) and suggests a niche tool focused on identification rather than discovery. The capture mentions the database is "based on the top studios" (Brazzers, BongaCams, etc.), indicating a focus on mainstream commercial performers rather than comprehensive coverage.

Trust and safety

The site publishes no DMCA takedown procedure, no age-verification statement, and no privacy policy in the captured text. The age gate is mentioned ("All users must be over 18+"), but there is no explanation of how age is verified or what happens if a minor tries to use the site. The login/register prompt suggests account creation is possible, but there is no document explaining terms, policies, or data retention.

The site's face-recognition technology raises consent and privacy questions: if the database was built by scraping images from pornographic sites, those performers may not have consented to face-tagging or identification in this separate database. The site does not address this concern. There is no statement about how performers are identified, whether they have consented to inclusion, or whether there is a removal process.

The site claims "We do not store uploaded photos", but without a privacy policy, this claim is unverifiable. Users cannot know what data is collected, how long it is retained, or whether it is shared with law enforcement or third parties.

Is it alive?

The copyright date is 2017, and the site's status is listed as "open beta". Neither of these facts has been updated in the captured text. The API is currently non-functional, returning error messages when accessed. The last update appears to be a message about API unavailability, which may have been posted months or years ago. There is no version number, no release notes, and no news or update log visible in the capture.

The site has been in open beta since at least 2017, which is nine years. A beta status that lasts nine years is effectively abandonware. A site this old and non-functional is not maintained. The API outage is not a temporary glitch; it is evidence of a project that has been abandoned or left to decay.

The grade

PornStar by Face earns an F. The site is non-functional (API unavailable), abandoned (beta status since 2017, copyright date 2017), and transparent about none of it. The site publishes no policies, no privacy statement, no DMCA route, and no contact information for support. The core feature (face-recognition search) is broken and apparently has been for some time. The database is small (3,186 performers) and likely outdated. The copyright line's age (2017) suggests no updates in years.

What pulls it down to an F rather than a D is the combination of non-functionality and policy vacuum. The site is not just passive or neglectful; it is actively broken and abandoned. A user cannot use the site, cannot report problems, cannot request removal of their face from the database, and cannot verify privacy or consent. A D would be a broken site with at least some published policy or contact information. An F is a broken, abandoned, opaque project offering no recourse to users or performers.