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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_verification_process",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Access.signup",
      "summary": "Verifying your ManyVids account only takes a few minutes and confirms your identity and verifies that you're 18+.",
      "body": "Verifying your ManyVids account only takes a few minutes and confirms your identity and verifies that you're 18+.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“Verifying your account only takes a few minutes and is an important step in getting started. It confirms your identity and verifies that you're 18+, helping keep ManyVids a safe community for everyone.”",
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      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44005545060499-How-does-verification-work",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "Verifying your account only takes a few minutes and is an important step in getting started. It confirms your identity and verifies that you're 18+, helping keep ManyVids a safe community for everyone.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "ManyVids",
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_verification_timeframe",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Access.signup",
      "summary": "ManyVids Support team reviews verification applications and emails applicants within 24-48 hours to notify them of approval status or request for additional information.",
      "body": "ManyVids Support team reviews verification applications and emails applicants within 24-48 hours to notify them of approval status or request for additional information.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“Once you submit your application, our Support team will review it and email you within 24-48 hours to let you know if you've been approved or if we need more information.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44005545060499-How-does-verification-work",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "Once you submit your application, our Support team will review it and email you within 24-48 hours to let you know if you've been approved or if we need more information.",
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          "us",
          "ca"
        ],
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      }
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    {
      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_account_approval",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Access.signup",
      "summary": "Once your ManyVids Creator account is approved, you are officially a Creator on the platform.",
      "body": "Once your ManyVids Creator account is approved, you are officially a Creator on the platform.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“Once you're approved, you're officially a Creator!”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44005545060499-How-does-verification-work",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "Once you're approved, you're officially a Creator!",
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_verification_docs",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Access.signup",
      "summary": "ManyVids requires verification documentation including legal name, date of birth, citizenship, account type, and a photo of yourself holding your ID with a sign showing today's date, full legal name, date of birth, and the word 'MANYVIDS'.",
      "body": "ManyVids requires verification documentation including legal name, date of birth, citizenship, account type, and a photo of yourself holding your ID with a sign showing today's date, full legal name, date of birth, and the word 'MANYVIDS'.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“Once your Creator account is created, click the link in our confirmation email and you will be brought to a page to add the following verification documentation. - Legal Name - As shown on your ID - Date of Birth - As shown on your ID - Citizenship - USA, Canada or Other - Account Type - Woman Creator, Man Creator, Trans Creator, or Producer - Verification Documentation - Upload an image of yourself holding your ID along with a sign that has the following 4 things handwritten (all in one photo): 1. Today's Date / 2. Full Legal Name / 3. Date of Birth / 4. the word \"MANYVIDS\"”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44003367104147-How-do-I-get-my-account-approved",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "Once your Creator account is created, click the link in our confirmation email and you will be brought to a page to add the following verification documentation. - Legal Name - As shown on your ID - Date of Birth - As shown on your ID - Citizenship - USA, Canada or Other - Account Type - Woman Creator, Man Creator, Trans Creator, or Producer - Verification Documentation - Upload an image of yourself holding your ID along with a sign that has the following 4 things handwritten (all in one photo): 1. Today's Date / 2. Full Legal Name / 3. Date of Birth / 4. the word \"MANYVIDS\"",
      "volatility": "low",
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      }
    },
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_accepted_ids",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Access.id",
      "summary": "ManyVids accepts government-issued photo IDs including driver's license, passport, state or provincial ID card, health card (where government-issued), and military or uniformed services ID for verification.",
      "body": "ManyVids accepts government-issued photo IDs including driver's license, passport, state or provincial ID card, health card (where government-issued), and military or uniformed services ID for verification.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“Examples of accepted identification include: - Driver's License - Passport - State or Provincial ID Card - Health Card (where government-issued and accepted) - Military or Uniformed Services ID”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44003337832595-What-types-of-IDs-are-accepted",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "Examples of accepted identification include: - Driver's License - Passport - State or Provincial ID Card - Health Card (where government-issued and accepted) - Military or Uniformed Services ID",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "ManyVids",
      "topic": "Access.id",
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      }
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_manyvids_co_performer_req",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "ManyVids: Rules.coperformer",
      "summary": "ManyVids requires creators to declare co-performers and submit documentation including a completed co-performer release form and scan/copy of valid government-issued photo ID for each performer when uploading content featuring anyone other than themselves.",
      "body": "ManyVids requires creators to declare co-performers and submit documentation including a completed co-performer release form and scan/copy of valid government-issued photo ID for each performer when uploading content featuring anyone other than themselves.\n\nWhat ManyVids actually says:\n\n“All Creators are required to declare their co-performers and submit the required co-performer documentation when uploading content featuring anyone other than themselves. This applies whenever you post content or stream Live with another performer. For every co-performer, you must keep: - A completed Co-performer Release Form - A scan or copy of their valid government-issued photo ID”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.manyvids.com/hc/en-ca/articles/44003419605651-Co-performer-Declaration-Documentation",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "ManyVids",
      "evidence_quote": "All Creators are required to declare their co-performers and submit the required co-performer documentation when uploading content featuring anyone other than themselves. This applies whenever you post content or stream Live with another performer. For every co-performer, you must keep: - A completed Co-performer Release Form - A scan or copy of their valid government-issued photo ID",
      "volatility": "medium",
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      "subject": "ManyVids",
      "topic": "Rules.coperformer",
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_clips4sale_age_verification",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Clips4Sale: Access.id",
      "summary": "Clips4Sale requires age verification for access in certain regions and partners with a third-party provider to ensure a secure verification process where data is encrypted and never shared with Clips4Sale.",
      "body": "Clips4Sale requires age verification for access in certain regions and partners with a third-party provider to ensure a secure verification process where data is encrypted and never shared with Clips4Sale.\n\nWhat Clips4Sale actually says:\n\n“Are you 18+? Local laws require your age verification. Quick, under 2 minutes Secure & confidentialMore We have partnered with a 3rd Party Provider to ensure a secure verification process. Your data will be encrypted and never shared, not even with Clips4Sale.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.clips4sale.com/creator-faq",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Clips4Sale",
      "evidence_quote": "Are you 18+? Local laws require your age verification. Quick, under 2 minutes Secure & confidentialMore We have partnered with a 3rd Party Provider to ensure a secure verification process. Your data will be encrypted and never shared, not even with Clips4Sale.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "subject": "Clips4Sale",
      "topic": "Access.id",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
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        "platform": "clips4sale",
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      "id": "learn_r1256_adult_studio_and_collaboration_shoots_how_to_start_clips4sale_age_verification_credit",
      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Clips4Sale: Access.id",
      "summary": "Clips4Sale offers a $15 wallet credit upon completing age verification, email confirmation, and making a purchase.",
      "body": "Clips4Sale offers a $15 wallet credit upon completing age verification, email confirmation, and making a purchase.\n\nWhat Clips4Sale actually says:\n\n“Unlock your $15 credit by completing these quick steps: ✅ Verify your age. ✅ Confirm your email address. ✅ Make your next purchase. Once all three steps are complete, your $15 credit will be automatically applied to your account. Be sure to spend it within 21 days before it expires.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://support.clips4sale.com/en/support/solutions/articles/151000218268-verify-your-age-get-15-credit",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Clips4Sale",
      "evidence_quote": "Unlock your $15 credit by completing these quick steps: ✅ Verify your age. ✅ Confirm your email address. ✅ Make your next purchase. Once all three steps are complete, your $15 credit will be automatically applied to your account. Be sure to spend it within 21 days before it expires.",
      "volatility": "low",
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      "category": "Getting Started",
      "title": "Free Speech Coalition: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "The Free Speech Coalition opposes age verification laws that require commercial age verification systems to check government identification or transactional data to confirm users are at least 18 years old for websites with substantial adult content.",
      "body": "The Free Speech Coalition opposes age verification laws that require commercial age verification systems to check government identification or transactional data to confirm users are at least 18 years old for websites with substantial adult content.\n\nWhat Free Speech Coalition actually says:\n\n“In 2022, Louisiana passed a law requiring the use of age verification on websites that contain a 'substantial portion' (33.33%) of adult content. Websites must utilize commercial age verification systems that check a user's government identification or 'public or private transactional data' to confirm that a user is at least 18 years old. Louisiana's law has sparked a flurry of copycat legislation to be introduced in state houses around the country. FSC opposes these laws.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/age-verification",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Free Speech Coalition",
      "evidence_quote": "In 2022, Louisiana passed a law requiring the use of age verification on websites that contain a 'substantial portion' (33.33%) of adult content. Websites must utilize commercial age verification systems that check a user's government identification or 'public or private transactional data' to confirm that a user is at least 18 years old. Louisiana's law has sparked a flurry of copycat legislation to be introduced in state houses around the country. FSC opposes these laws.",
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      "title": "18 U.S.C. 2257: Safety.legal",
      "summary": "18 U.S.C. § 2257 requires producers of visual depictions of actual sexually explicit conduct to create and maintain individually identifiable records pertaining to every performer portrayed, including the performer's name and date of birth ascertained from identification documents.",
      "body": "18 U.S.C. § 2257 requires producers of visual depictions of actual sexually explicit conduct to create and maintain individually identifiable records pertaining to every performer portrayed, including the performer's name and date of birth ascertained from identification documents.\n\nWhat Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School) actually says:\n\n“(a) Whoever produces any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image, digitally- or computer-manipulated image of an actual human being, picture, or other matter which— (1) contains one or more visual depictions made after November 1, 1990 of actual sexually explicit conduct; and (2) is produced in whole or in part with materials which have been mailed or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, or is shipped or transported or is intended for shipment or transportation in interstate or foreign commerce; shall create and maintain individually identifiable records pertaining to every performer portrayed in such a visual depiction. (b) Any person to whom subsection (a) applies shall, with respect to every performer portrayed in a visual depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct— (1) ascertain, by examination of an identification document containing such information, the performer's name and date of birth, and require the performer to provide such other indicia of his or her identity as may be prescribed by regulations;”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2257",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-02",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "source_publisher": "Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)",
      "evidence_quote": "(a) Whoever produces any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image, digitally- or computer-manipulated image of an actual human being, picture, or other matter which— (1) contains one or more visual depictions made after November 1, 1990 of actual sexually explicit conduct; and (2) is produced in whole or in part with materials which have been mailed or shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, or is shipped or transported or is intended for shipment or transportation in interstate or foreign commerce; shall create and maintain individually identifiable records pertaining to every performer portrayed in such a visual depiction. (b) Any person to whom subsection (a) applies shall, with respect to every performer portrayed in a visual depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct— (1) ascertain, by examination of an identification document containing such information, the performer's name and date of birth, and require the performer to provide such other indicia of his or her identity as may be prescribed by regulations;",
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