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Need Help Understanding Content Rejection

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August 6, 2026
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Hi everyone,

I'm a bit confused about content rejections and would appreciate some help.

I'm mainly facing two issues:

Quality Issues – Some images are rejected for quality, but I'm not sure what exactly is wrong. I'm checking them at 100% before uploading, so I'm wondering what I might be missing.

Intellectual Property (IP) – My AI-generated human images are sometimes rejected for IP reasons. They don't contain logos, brands, or recognizable people, so I'm confused about why this happens. Am I doing something wrong when creating AI-generated human images?

If anyone has experienced this or has any advice, I'd really appreciate your help.

Thanks!

Correct answer daniellei4510

@Jill_C is correct. As an example, compare the hand with a version that was run a second time through an AI program. Prompt: Improve the quality of the had with emphasis on the fingers and fingernails.

daniellei4510

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@Jill_C is correct. As an example, compare the hand with a version that was run a second time through an AI program. Prompt: Improve the quality of the had with emphasis on the fingers and fingernails.

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

Jill_C

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The knitting texture is off - and why would a gardener wear knitted gloves anyway?
The characters in the pill are inconsistent gibberish and the flowers look plastic.
The buttons on his shirt are inconsistent
The fingers on the fan resting under her chin are poorly drawn.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

daniellei4510

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Lose the numbers in the pill image and resubmit. It has potential.

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

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I think everyone has had enough of GenAI robot tropes. I know I have.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=robot 4.7 million results

Read your Contributor User Guide carefully. It contains essential information that every contributor must know before they submit content for commercial use.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jodij28273193

Inspiring

What doesn't have 4.7 million results? I started making these ridiculous pictures to get accepted, and they are being accepted, but I know they'll never sell because they are not today's subjects. What is wrong with 4.7.1 million if it's somebody else's picture? His pictures look great, and I don't see any reason why the ones without the IP issue shouldn't have been accepted.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Nothing wrong with it, outside of the fact that following a search, only 10,000 assets are displayed. If an asset doesn't appear in the first few pages, there’s little chance it will be found and purchased. In any event, the white robot has been an AI trope ever since AI became available.

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

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Now for top image. While I can’t find anything obvious as to cause a rejection, if you do a search for “robot handing plant to human,” you’ll see it’s a fairly popular concept and the moderator may have seen it too often to give it a pass.

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

daniellei4510

Community Expert

According to my research, the Pakistan flag, while not trademarked, there are “government instructions and regulations [that] explicitly prohibit utilizing the flag in trade, business, or commercial advertisements to prevent disrespect or improper use of the national symbol.”

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

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good_nature0D4CAuthor

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Thank you for the feedback. If this is the issue, I've noticed hundreds of similar images on Adobe Stock that appear to fall into the same category. That makes me wonder if there might be another issue with my submission that I'm overlooking. Any additional insight would be greatly appreciated.

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I've noticed hundreds of similar images on Adobe Stock

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Other assets might be Editorial Use Only, restricted from commercial use. Or maybe they were submitted with appropriate release forms.

Stock may refuse assets for multiple reasons. Quality, IP and Similar Content are the most common ones. But reviewers can only check one box per submission. So the review ends at problem #1. Keep that in mind if you decide to fix problems and resubmit later.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert