There is a lot of misunderstanding with regards to clip site platforms rejecting new sign ups and closing down existing accounts without any recourse to appeal, often losing all content and money owed. .
It is the intention of this article to offer some clarity and understanding to this issue users are having with various platforms out there.. Contrary to negative opinions, popular clip site platforms are not a scam nor do they hate sex workers and while sex workers have made these sites popular it was not the intention of the companies to focus solely on pornographic content of any kind but if you are a content creator it is important to know and adhere to the rules if you want to get signed up and verified quickly
It is easier for a platform to reject a new sign up without having to go through a time consuming process of dealing with appeals when these clip sites have hundreds more signing and getting through the verification process successfully. The trick is to get it right the first time so you can get about your business making money
New accounts can be rejected for a variety of reasons
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Inadequate or poorly worded releases
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Poor quality images for document IDs (avoid filters and emoji symbols)
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Offering services that are in breach of the terms of service
Many users want to remain anonymous on the internet but if you cannot prove you are who you claim to be then you will give the moderator grounds to reject your application
All content you upload must be seen to be owned and created by you. The user is responsible for the content. This is what you should have read and signed an agreement to the terms of service you agreed to. If the company fail in their diligence they could be held liable to authorities for facilitating piracy or worse in breach of the law where third party performers are concerned ie,”revenge porn” Filming sexual content and uloading it to the internet is now a crime that carries heavy penalties and even jail time.
Companies have to protect themselves against potential risks and abuses so be aware of the law with what is legally allowed to be shown. Despite the CPS light touch approach to the porn laws in the wake of age verification, the authorities may turn a blind eye in terms of prosecutions but the rules are often determined by the payment processors who have ways and methods of using bots to track content via spiders that crawl sites for words and meta tags to make sure all sign ups are compliant to the rules in particular checking everyone involved is over the age of 18.
The most popular reason for rejecting accounts is the services being offered by the user. Sex workers are usually targetted because they openly offer escorting services or sex parties which contravene most platforms terms of use when anti sex trafficking laws like SESTA and FOSTA can easily have a business shut down like Craigs List and BackPage
Other failings to verify new signups are poorly worded releases that are found on the internet that are not adequate for adult industry use.
All releases should conform to 2257 requirements in that they should
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Show the official name on the ID documents
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Show the stage name used as an alias
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Date and signed by the performers
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Rights of ownership of the content
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Terms of the agreement. (Also known as affidavit)
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2 forms of official issue ID (usually driving license and passport) to prove age
Click HERE for more information on 2257 requirements
To legally protect yourself for full use of your content we advise obtaining IDs and releases to prevent any interruptions to your use of the service. This includes anonymous performers who are masked or covered. How will anyone know they are over the age of consent or not trafficked if you cannot prove it?
In an age where trust is hard to come by, why take the risk? Better to be safe than sorry
