What is Yoti?
We use Yoti to confirm users are over 18. They are one of the few internationally recognized age-verification services. Here are some details about their process.
To get age-verified, you’ll click a link that takes you to the Yoti website. You'll scan their QR code with your phone and download the Yoti app. You'll upload a photo ID and face scan to the app. Once that process is complete, you will be brought back to this site, and restrictions will be lifted. This process is free.
If you have a profile here, this site will remember your verified status so you won’t ever need to do this process again. Without a profile, you might need to re-verify through Yoti occasionally, but you won’t have to go through their signup process again.
For fraud prevention and legal reasons, Yoti does keep your ID and photo on file until you delete the account (or after 3 years of inactivity). None of the info you send to Yoti is ever shared with us—we only receive confirmation that you’re over 18. We do not receive compensation in any way from Yoti.
Unfortunately, if you don't have a government ID, you won't be able to get age-verified for this site because ID checks are the requirement for most governments. Not all countries and locations will be blocked or require age verification.
Age verification is separate from producer verification (our green checkmark), and to upload adult content you still must be producer-verified.