Rugpulled over $25 payout request

When I say Adobe "rug pulled" me, it means they suddenly deactivated my account, deleted all my stock footage, and withheld my $25 payout immediately after I requested it. It felt like they abruptly withdrew their service and my assets without warning, just as I tried to claim my earnings.

The term "rug pull" comes from the idiom "pull the rug out from under someone," meaning to suddenly withdraw support and cause someone to fail.

It gained specific prominence in cryptocurrency and DeFi. Here, it describes a scam where project developers abandon a project after investors put money in, leaving them with worthless assets.

While rooted in an older saying, "rug pull" now vividly describes any sudden, detrimental withdrawal of services or assets, like my situation with Adobe.