Why did they add a second captcha, in which you need to describe the picture?

[Gefoil]

I encountered a problem that when passing the first captcha (with cats), a second captcha appeared that asks to describe the picture, and if you enter any description, it will still show that the captcha has been passed. It turns out that this is not a captcha, but simply people describing pictures for recognition for free. Personally, I upload photos many times and I spend extra time.

[Haunterrr]

Yes, even though I upload 10-15 images every 2-3 days, I also got the second captcha. It's not a big deal, it takes 15 seconds. 😃

If I had a say at Adobe Stock, instead of coming up with new captchas to catch spammers of low-quality images using various bots, I would permanently delete such accounts (of course, after a warning or an official statement). There are certain rules for working on this platform, but you just need to select 'Recent' in the search to see a lot. Starting with descriptions, where it's clear at first glance that metadata without commas is just pulling in keywords instead of the recommended precise and short descriptions, and ending with photos/illustrations that are so awful (extra or missing limbs, various mutants, etc.) that it's obvious the author didn't even look at them and just uploaded them through bots (which are abundant on the internet nowadays). Some people are so fearless and don't mind wasting their time and money on subscriptions, only to have their accounts banned in the end.

Just my humble opinion.

[Jill_C]

I dont understand why they don't just disallow any means of uploading other than the web page or Adobe Lightroom Classic which has a Publish interface to Adobe Stock. Seems to me that nothing good can come from allowing any Contributors to do mass uploads. I perpetuates the fals belief that quantity is more important than quality.

[Haunterrr]

If we think from a financial perspective, what are the advantages of allowing mass uploads of assets? More assets to suit all tastes and preferences, frequent complaints about authors - blocking. If you want super high-quality images, go to premium or verified authors... At the very least, don't look for images labeled "Generated with AI." Well, this is my attempt to explain to myself why they have been allowing authors to upload hundreds of images a day for so long. YouTube is filled with video creators showing how easy it is to make thousands of dollars, so people are flocking to it

[Abambo]

I dont understand why they don't just disallow any means of uploading other than the web page

By @Jill_C

You could submit to multiple stock agencies at the same time!

Uploading by FTP and uploading the description via a CSV file is part of the Adobe stock environment since ever.

It only started to become a problem with generative AI.

[daniellei4510]

Believe me, as someone who only submits AI, I'm as upset as anyone--perhaps more so--about the crappy AI being submitted and often accepted. 

[Haunterrr]

By the way, I once came across a YouTube video where a person with a tiny number of subscribers was sharing his "success." He showed detailed statistics with graphs and explained how he semi-automated the process. In the end, he had over 12,000 assets in his portfolio in a year (I didn't see how many were rejected). The fact that he had so many successful sales and his account wasn't blocked speaks for itself. At that moment, I thought to myself, here I am, happy when I manage to create a good image and rush to upload it (a maximum of 15 every 2-3 days), and in the end, among such an ocean of images, there's a huge chance that my image will never be seen by a potential customer. I also wondered how many people like this video author there are, and it made me sad. Such authors bring Adobe profit, and in any strange situation, they can be blocked with one click. Oh, this cruel and unfair world.

[daniellei4510]

I saw a similar YouTube video where a guy was doing the same thing and ultimately got banned. They reinstated him after he deleted a lot of his garbage.

It only takes one complaint for an account to be investigated. If the account you wrote of hasn't received one yet, it's quite possible no one has bothered to find or buy their images. Then again, there are buyers who lack the ability to recognize issues even after a purchase or don't bother reporting bad assets.