Ukrainian stuff rejected by adobe 100%

[escaledenuit.com]

Hello everybody,

Just to know, i submitted some pictures from Ukraine which was 100 % rejected, it is not the first time, since 2022 i noticed this, like ukrainian material is ban from time to time... while other platforms (shutterstock competitors) accepted the same pictures like 100% of the content.

So is there any russian contributors who have some difficulties handling objectivity or does the 100% rejection ukrainian stuff belongs from adobe policy? To be honest i adore adobe stock but the way the Ukrainian content got rejected on this plateform is just amazing and a bit frightned)))

peace and long life to everybody.

All the best and let's respect international human rights 

[Worker404]

I think it's not about Ukraine, Your images may not meet image quality standards. In fact, most Western brands have supported Ukraine unconditionally since the first day of the war. In reality, Palestine has never received such absolute Western support like Ukraine. I can speculate on Adobe's heading for the Palestinian issue. However, you might find Palestinian flags on the platform. It depends on quality standards your images are.

[Abambo]

I think it's not about Ukraine, Your images may not meet image quality standards.

By @Worker404

Correct.

As for the rest: this is not the right place to discuss politics, in one or the other direction. Every discussion in that direction will be removed. Depending on the gravity, the user may even be locked out. This forum is driven by Adobe and Adobe has made it clear, that they do not want to discuss politics here. There is more leverage in the comminity forum here on thsi platform, but do not be too confrontational. 

I have my personal opinion about what is going on in the world, but it is separated from my discussions here. You and @escaledenuit.com should do the same.

[RALPH_L]

Without sharing what and why we cannot help.

[Abambo]

You had a Freudian slip when you said "Shutterstock's competitors". I suppose that you meant "Adobe's competitors", and that the assets have been accepted on Shutterstock.

Again and again: Shutterstock is Shutterstock and Adobe is Adobe. Both have their independant checking, and noone is checking assets according to political situations. Especially for Ukraine, Adobe did set up a fund to support Ukrainian creatives. 

And there is an other thing: Contributors do not check your assets. And assets are getting checked without knowing if the contributor is black or white, gay or straight, male or female, good or bad. Modertors check assets on merits and according to their instructions. Sometimes they err (in refusing good assets or letting through bad assets), most of the time they are really good in their task (well, I need to relativate this: when they check real world photography).

And as much as I would like to engage with you into a political discussion, this forum is not the right place to do that. If you want, you can use other plattforms for this. This forum is about contributors and questions about contributions, and as such, this is political neutral as is Adobe stock and Adobe's employees. What needed to be said has been said by Adobe's CEO. And for the rest, Adobe is following the law, as imposed by America's govenment.

[Worker404]

I had political comments but i didn't want to engage in dialogue for that reason:

this forum is not the right place to do that.

That's why i know adobe's situation towards Palestine issue

Adobe is following the law, as imposed by America's govenment
By @Abambo

By the way, i found your account on discord, but didn't want to make distribution.

[Abambo]

If you want to continue this discussion, you are welcome to send me a direct message. 

My account on discord is used exclusively to answer questions about Adobe stock contributions and may be different other related Adobe channels. There is nothing secret in anything that I post publicly. 

[Abambo]

I had political comments but i didn't want to engage in dialogue for that reason:

this forum is not the right place to do that.

By @Worker404

You did a comment, that I considered to be political. That's why I wanted to stop your enthusiasm. The same is true for OP. 

I would like to stop this discussion with this now, and I would like to have us to concentrate on what is important for contributors.

[Nancy OShea]

Adobe Stock does not accept traditional "editorial only" content from individual contributors; these collections are primarily sourced from partner agencies and news services like Reuters or AP.

This has nothing to do with your region. 

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.

The main reasons for content refusal are:

• Quality/Technical issues,
• Property violations, 
• Similar Content,
• Lack of Aesthetic/Commercial appeal. 

To understand more about why your content was refused, we need to see

1) the rejection reason,

2) the full-sized asset you submitted. 

Read your Stock Contributor User Guide for more details. 

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html/stock/contributor/help/photography-illustr...
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-requirements.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html
• Model/Property Releases:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-release.html
  https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/property-release.html
  
  

Hope that helps.

[Abambo]

Adobe Stock does not accept traditional "editorial only" content from individual contributors; these collections are primarily sourced from partner agencies and news services like Reuters or AP.

By @Nancy OShea

OP did not tell us that it was traditional editorial stuff. 

Up to my knowledge, the cooperation with Reuters and AP did end.

Adobe only sources illustrative editorial assets form standard users.

[Nancy OShea]

Actual war photos would be classified as Editorial Only content; not Illustrative Editorial.

Sorry if I didn't make that clear. 

[Abambo]

We should not speculate, before we know what kind of pictures got refused and for what reason. OP is just into the conspiracy that the refusal was due to the geographic origin of the pictures.

Not that your suspicion could not be true, but we do not have evidence, about why what got refused. Only the typical "but others did accept". I find that a bit thin for conspiracy theories and for content theories.