The upload verification afaik requires: - copy of ID - clear photo of self holding up a hand-written sign saying either PornHub or a random phrase that is given

After that they manually compare the ID and photo.

But I can imagine there is going to be a market for verified accounts if access is given this way, and they can't do this process on every login. Plus it will require logins to access content in general, while I think most PH visitors never log in.