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My Adobe Stock contributor account was blocked — looking for some advice

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August 28, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask the Adobe Stock contributor community for some advice because I’m honestly quite worried about what happened to my account.

Today I received an email saying that my contributor account has been blocked for a “Terms violation.” The email only gives general reasons and doesn’t mention which specific asset or activity caused the block.

I’ve been contributing to Adobe Stock for quite a while and have uploaded almost 7,000 assets. I’ve always tried my best to follow the submission guidelines, and I have never intentionally violated Adobe’s policies.

What makes this especially difficult for me is that Adobe Stock has been my main source of income, so losing access to my account has a huge impact on me.

I’ve already contacted Adobe and submitted an appeal. Now I’m waiting to hear back, but I wanted to ask other contributors here:

Has anyone experienced a similar account block/Terms violation notice and successfully had their account reinstated?

Is there anything else I should do while waiting for Adobe’s response?

I completely respect Adobe’s policies and understand why they need to enforce them. I just hope my account can be reviewed again, because I genuinely believe there may have been some misunderstanding or mistake.

I’d really appreciate any advice from other contributors or anyone from Adobe who has dealt with a similar situation.

Thank you

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

@Saad Hassan and @agile_Haven5C8E,

This user-to-user forum can’t help with Contributor Accounts. That’s a private matter between you and Adobe Stock.
Contact the Contributor Relations Team from the CONTACT link in your Contributor portal.
Submit an appeal request and wait for a favorable decision.
Investigations can take several weeks or months depending on case load.
Repeated requests for updates will only hinder the process & slow things down.

When Stock is ready to invite you back, you’ll be notified, not until then.

Be patient. Work on other projects and submit to outside services.

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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agile_Haven5C8E

Participating Frequently

Hi Adobe Support Team,

My Adobe Stock contributor account was suddenly deactivated today without any prior warning or specific reason.

I strictly follow all Adobe Stock guidelines and only submit high-quality, original assets. This morning, I only updated my profile photo, and shortly after, my dashboard became inaccessible. I believe my account has been restricted due to an automated system error or technical glitch.

I kindly request a manual review of my account and ask you to please restore my access. Thank you.

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agile_Haven5C8E

Participating Frequently

bro sem my problem

Hi Adobe Support Team,

My Adobe Stock contributor account was suddenly deactivated today without any prior warning or specific reason.

I strictly follow all Adobe Stock guidelines and only submit high-quality, original assets. This morning, I only updated my profile photo, and shortly after, my dashboard became inaccessible. I believe my account has been restricted due to an automated system error or technical glitch.

I kindly request a manual review of my account and ask you to please restore my access. Thank you.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

You will not receive an expedited manual review. Numerous accounts are being disabled and investigations are handled in order. Your only option is to wait. No one here can be of assistance.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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agile_Haven5C8E

Participating Frequently

My promlem

Hi Adobe Support Team,

My Adobe Stock contributor account was suddenly deactivated today without any prior warning or specific reason.

I strictly follow all Adobe Stock guidelines and only submit high-quality, original assets. This morning, I only updated my profile photo, and shortly after, my dashboard became inaccessible. I believe my account has been restricted due to an automated system error or technical glitch.

I kindly request a manual review of my account and ask you to please restore my access. Thank you.

RALPH_L

Community Expert

You can do nothing more than wait.
Regarding your request about the “live chat”. The chat is only for customer support. Not for contributor support.

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Saad HassanAuthor

Known Participant

hey thanks for guiding me but i want it back I have spent day and night creating the designs for straight 2 years

daniellei4510

Community Expert

As state, we can not be of assistance. We are contributors like yourself and Adobe does is not active on this forum.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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Saad HassanAuthor

Known Participant

Is somebody could help me to reach adobe stock live chat because it was my main source of income and I’m struggling to much with that.

jodij28273193

Inspiring

What did you do

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Saad HassanAuthor

Known Participant

Yes, I emailed Adobe Stock Contributor Support directly explaining the situation, and I also submitted the official appeal form on the contributor portal. In both, I explained that all my AI-generated assets (~2,000 of the ~7,000 total) were properly labeled as AI-generated, and asked them to clarify what specifically triggered the "Terms violation" flag since the email didn't specify. Now I'm just waiting to hear back.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I think it depends on how egregious were the violation of terms. An entire portfolio of unmarked AI assets, for example, or repeated IP violations, could conceivably result in a permanent ban, compared to making a handful of such infractions over a long period of time.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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Saad HassanAuthor

Known Participant

Thanks for the reply! Just to clarify — none of my AI assets were unmarked. All ~2,000 of them were properly labeled as AI-generated at submission, and the remaining ~5,000 are handmade vector work. So it doesn't seem like a labeling issue on my end, which is part of why this block caught me off guard.

That said, if you (or anyone else here) know of other things Adobe's system flags even when AI content is correctly labeled — like similarity/duplication across a portfolio, or certain style patterns getting swept up in reviews — I'd really appreciate knowing what to look out for. Trying to figure out if there's something specific I should address in my appeal beyond just saying "I followed the guidelines."

Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

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