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lol I dunno if I wanna send "a clear photo of you"

Use a profile picture that's already public and have been crawled a bajillion times. E.g. https://twitter.com/jbverschoor/photo

Not op, but I make a point of not having my face in profile pictures.

The next request is your government-issued ID :-)

I'm not sure if you're joking, but I've seen some companies actually asking you to send a passport or driving licence copy.

Not a joke.