Uploading on adult tubes: my headache grows sharper and sharper

So I wanted to try the tube upload method but in the "proper" way. I purchased licensed content, edited some videos, and tried to upload them on the main tube sites. They all require some sort of ID verification which I was willing to consider, until I was told by xVideos that you also need a verification video of the models themselves to get a "verified model tag".

This means that owning licensed content, legal documents and photo IDs is NOT ENOUGH to upload. Things must have changed in recent years. I haven't tried xHamster and PornHub yet, but they both require strict ID verification and may present the same issue of model verification, which ends my business model before I even start.

I don't know what to do with my licensed content now. Is anyone uploading licensed content, and how?

What if I only purchase content from famous models that are already verified? Probably very expensive and ineffective, and I have to throw away the more amateurish content I already purchased.

Lastly: can you point me toward a comprehensive list of tubes with lax rules that allow uploading without too many verification issues?

any updates on this situation OP?

Forget about those platforms and start your own website with the content

RealAdonis said:

any updates on this situation OP?

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From what I have seen so far: unless you produce your own content with your own models, it is going to be tough.

After exchanging several emails for weeks with four adult tube sites, it doesn't look good.

PornHub doesn't allow this type of licensed content unless you have your own website with your own affiliate program. This means that you are either a model yourself, or you have a proper business. Setting up something like that is not out of reach for me, but since I am just getting started, PornHub is useless.

XVideos requires you to have direct access to the model for verification purposes. This means that you need to make your own content, Licensed content is impossible. One thing I haven't explored, and this is where I need someone else's knowledge: what if the model is one of the famous ones? If that counts toward the model having a verified profile, since her profile already exists, then this could be the workaround. Only purchase content from models who already have a profile. XVideos hasn't confirmed this, probably because they don't understand what I am asking.

XVideos will tell you to try Sheer. They are very anal about documents. I'll see how this goes.

xHamster looks mildly promising, although there was mention of a proper ID picture, and most licensors provide just a picture of the model holding the ID. I need to try this, will be soon within days or weeks. If they require the full ID, then I need to start looking for a different licensor.

I haven't tried XNXX yet. Will be exploring this soon.

My overall impression is that the scene has changed radically, and everyone is super paranoid.

What alternatives are out there?

tropical paradise said:

Forget about those platforms and start your own website with the content

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That's easier said than done. With no presence on any major tube site, what would having a website bring to me? Everyone is using these huge platforms nowadays, who is bookmarking obscure websites and spending money on them?

And I imagine you mean: sell it through some of the selling platforms.

Eventually I want to explore that option, even just to have my own independent thing, but I think having your own original content would make more sense.

do medium websites also need id verification ? I was thinking the focus for this method should be placed on more relaxed websites with acceptable traffic

alimsarder said:

Sounds like a real pain in the ass. It's messed up how much red tape there is now even if you're trying to do things the right way, especially with the model verification being so strict. Honestly, I don't have a list of those lax sites, but if I were you, I'd probably look at smaller, niche platforms for the kind of content you have

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It is a real pain in the arse unless you become a fully fledged pornographer, which if effing ridiculous. I will try smaller tubes for sure. And you never know, I may stand out more on smaller tubes, than on the big ones with billions of competing videos.

starbucksLover said:

do medium websites also need id verification ? I was thinking the focus for this method should be placed on more relaxed websites with acceptable traffic

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Please if you find out report back. I haven't delved into that scene yet, but I'll get there eventually.