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Jul 22, 2025 5:17 AM UTC
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Similar Content Rejection issue

If I upload this image. Will it be similar content and rejection?

 

daniellei4510
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Community Expert
Jul 23, 2025 3:02 AM UTC

Let's put it this way: The image at the top was rejected a couple of weeks ago for being too similar. The image below it was accepted a couple of days ago. In other words, we have no control over this seemingly random and illogical rejection reason. Just submit, and hope for the best.

 

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Nancy OShea
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Community Expert
Jul 23, 2025 12:05 AM UTC

You are competing with over 19 MILLION similar images. 

What do YOU think will happen?  🙄

 

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akshanzAuthor
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Jul 23, 2025 2:03 AM UTC

But! It's different right? Whats the point of similar content. I see it's a cat and over 19 million images in it. thats fine but mine is different. So how the similar content works? AI decide?

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daniellei4510
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Community Expert
Jul 23, 2025 3:02 AM UTC

Let's put it this way: The image at the top was rejected a couple of weeks ago for being too similar. The image below it was accepted a couple of days ago. In other words, we have no control over this seemingly random and illogical rejection reason. Just submit, and hope for the best.

 

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Jill_C
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Jul 22, 2025 4:21 PM UTC

Why not look for a topic that isn't already completely saturated in the Adobe stock database?

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Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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Jul 22, 2025 4:25 PM UTC

That would be hell of a task 

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Jill_C
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Jul 22, 2025 9:20 PM UTC

But any effort in that direction is better than uploading more pictures of cats, dogs, and sunsets which are all understood to be at saturation levels...

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Abambo
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Jul 22, 2025 12:43 PM UTC

Let me see what the fortune tellers say. With cat pictures, chances are high to earn that refusal reason. 

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RALPH_L
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Jul 22, 2025 7:39 AM UTC

Do your homework yourself. Search the database and read the other posts in this forum. We have already said, how to avoid, if at all possible, "similar content" rejections.  

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akshanzAuthor
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Jul 23, 2025 2:17 AM UTC

I saw and did, also tried the lot methods and rejected. I always check similar before upload.  Some images get rejected. But some images are accepted even if they re look same. So im confused.

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Abambo
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Jul 23, 2025 11:02 AM UTC
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I saw and did, also tried the lot methods and rejected. I always check similar before upload.  Some images get rejected. But some images are accepted even if they re look same. So im confused.


By @akshanz


Cat images are similar to other cat images. All possible cat images are in the database. There is nothing you can do about that. Chances are high that your cat images, any cat images fail moderation. If that does not depress you, keep submitting. 

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ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer