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Messages - Wilm
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« on: February 27, 2024, 05:58 »
However, I generally believe that there are indications as to why such purchases - for example via a 30-day free trial - become conspicuous at all.
If the buyer does not search for keywords, but enters the image numbers directly and downloads the images, this is not "normal" search behavior. And if this happens several times in a row, some automated "alarm signals" will probably go off at the agencies - which is understandable.
It's evident that there are certain behaviors that should raise red flags, such as direct downloads using image numbers without keyword searches. However, it's baffling that Adobe either lacks the tracking systems to detect such anomalies or simply chooses not to investigate thoroughly. Opting for account termination as a quick fix is not only lazy but also unjust. Contributors invest significant time and effort into building their portfolios, and they deserve better than arbitrary terminations without proper investigation. Adobe needs to step up and implement robust monitoring systems to ensure fair treatment of its contributors.
I would like add this: It is not generally suspicious if images are not searched for, but the image numbers are entered and the image is downloaded. We have searched for images for certain projects often enough and forwarded the image numbers to our customers so that they can buy the images. This is quite a common procedure. In our case, however, it was always images from a wide variety of contributors. And our customers also bought the images and did not download them via free trial. In any case, I would very much appreciate it if Mat would take a closer look at your case and give you more specific feedback.
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« on: February 26, 2024, 17:35 »
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« on: February 26, 2024, 17:29 »
All Ukrainians who see trump and his maga cult for the danger they are manipulated by a worldwide media conspiracy.
+100
Yes, that's also what I said:
"Only our stocker, Tucker Carlson, and a few other "illuminati" can see through it..."
PS. I forgot to add putin and trump to the list of "illuminati", sorry!
Yes, Ukraine has a shortage of weapons, but this shortage has been going on for 2 years. While the EU and Euro-parasites, seeing that Ukraine needs weapons, do not provide them. These Euro-parasites help Biden blame the Republicans for everything.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/schwerpunkte/krieg-in-der-ukraine/lieferungen-ukraine-2054514
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« on: February 26, 2024, 03:28 »
From what I understand we always get paid normally if content is bought via free trials.
Which is where the abuse part comes in, some people do make their friends sign up for free trials and buy content. Some criminal gangs might even have a large networks organised this way and make thousands of dollars before Adobe finds them.
Then they steal or create new identities and start again.
Especially in countries where 3000 dollars is worth like 30 000 elsewhere, it is extremely profitable to steal via agencies with endless fake profiles.
In addition they sell their free downloads to other users who can buy much cheaper from then than from Adobe directly.
The problem is real.
But producers should be protected from criminals. There is no way you can protect yourself from abusive downloads.
Why would these gangs or groups target zi_fi, or anyone else not associated, for downloads then, if they have no financial gain in doing that?
I suppose there could be some kind of personal attack or revenge motive to pick someone out to harm their income?
They probably want his content. These gangs also sell batches of stolen content online.
They make money in all ways in this scam.
Yes, that's right, that could of course also be a reason. That would be a double whammy for the OR.
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« on: February 25, 2024, 16:09 »
However, I generally believe that there are indications as to why such purchases - for example via a 30-day free trial - become conspicuous at all.
If the buyer does not search for keywords, but enters the image numbers directly and downloads the images, this is not "normal" search behavior. And if this happens several times in a row, some automated "alarm signals" will probably go off at the agencies - which is understandable.
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« on: February 25, 2024, 16:03 »
From what I understand we always get paid normally if content is bought via free trials.
Which is where the abuse part comes in, some people do make their friends sign up for free trials and buy content. Some criminal gangs might even have a large networks organised this way and make thousands of dollars before Adobe finds them.
Then they steal or create new identities and start again.
Especially in countries where 3000 dollars is worth like 30 000 elsewhere, it is extremely profitable to steal via agencies with endless fake profiles.
In addition they sell their free downloads to other users who can buy much cheaper from then than from Adobe directly.
The problem is real.
But producers should be protected from criminals. There is no way you can protect yourself from abusive downloads.
I suppose there could be some kind of personal attack or revenge motive to pick someone out to harm their income?
The thought had already crossed my mind, Pete. That's why I asked the OP if you can see the portfolio somewhere. It would be quite conceivable that someone could initiate something like this to get rid of a competitor with a comparable portfolio. In the case of the OP, however, I can't judge how many portfolios with similar content exist.
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« on: February 25, 2024, 05:07 »
Regarding your concern about conspicuously high numbers of downloads from trial subscriptions, I must clarify that I have never engaged in or encouraged such practices. It is not logical nor ethical to have friends purchase my content to inflate download numbers. I have always operated within the guidelines and ethical standards set forth by Adobe Stock.
Perhaps Mat Hayward can take a look at this if you let him know in a personal message.
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« on: February 24, 2024, 17:28 »
There have been contributors in the past - even back in the fotolia days - who manipulated the algorithm with downloads from another account or via "friends". Even fotolia moderators were banned for a longer period of time when this was discovered.
I think that the agencies react very sensitively to this.
Of course, I can't judge what happened in your case. But if you have a conspicuously high number of downloads from people who sign up for a 30-day trial subscription and then don't renew, then this is probably registered automatically.
I've never had this case myself, so I can't say too much about it.
Is it possible to view your portfolio somewhere?
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« on: February 23, 2024, 18:58 »
That freak Biden had 3 years to pursue normal policies. He mediocrely wasted these years and helped the Russians. And no maga faction bothered him these 3 years. Now the time has come for him to answer and I hope he will be put in the electric chair.
If you think that Biden should be in the electric chair because he is not helping Ukraine, then you should be in the electric chair too. Because you are doing nothing - absolutely nothing - to help Ukraine. Do you actually realize that? On the contrary! You insult those who have supported Ukraine with many, many billions and praise those who don't want to give anything. And ultimately, you are upsetting all those who pay for your support of Ukraine by insulting them. If all Ukrainians (if you are one at all - which I don't believe) acted like you, Ukraine would have gone under months ago. You are very good at making demands on others. You personally contribute zero percent to an improvement in Ukraine. You don't fight yourself. And yet you write nasty things about your compatriots who have fled. But whether you are on the ground and not helping, or somewhere else, doesn't matter! Your very personal hope that Ukraine will get the kind of weapons that can be used to attack Moscow or St. Petersburg - and, if you have your way, destroy them - will not be fulfilled. This remains your Trump dream. An absolute illusion - nothing more.
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« on: February 23, 2024, 18:38 »
I won't be surprised if Trump wins. Democrats are the same as Russians with the same low level of propaganda. I think US citizens have long understood this.
You don't even realize e how effective russian propaganda is.
They even convinced you that trump is your saviour.
So sad!
You have to realize he's most probably just one of those many Russian trolls wandering online forums (social media and Reddit is full of them) wanting to undermine anything that's pro democracy or not in line with Russian propaganda.
I have already made this assumption, but that was a few pages ago.
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« on: February 22, 2024, 17:59 »
There will generally be no winners in this war - neither the Ukrainians nor the Russians. This war will only bring suffering on both sides. And the resulting hatred will last for decades, if not centuries. Like between Israel and the Gaza Strip. This is simply poison for the future. And a cause for many more conflicts - regardless of the short-term outcome in both cases.
In any case, future Russian presidents will have to work very hard to heal the wounds that their predecessor left behind with his imperialist ideas. And if Trump becomes president again in the USA, the same will happen to subsequent US presidents.
The greed, the claim to power and the vanity of individuals are dragging entire countries and peoples into a sad future.
And for me, one thing is certain. There is someone in power in China who is very happy to see the two former major blocs tearing each other apart. Because in the future, both will be second class to China.
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« on: February 22, 2024, 15:54 »
"It's raining outside." "No, it's not raining. That's Russian propaganda." "My neighbor's dog has four legs." "No, you're a victim of Democrat propaganda." "My doctor says I have the flu." "That's not true. Your doctor is a KGB agent." "Trump says it's wonderful that Putin has declared parts of Ukraine independent." "I see Trump for you Democrats as a red rag for a bull.  Well done Trump!" "An acquaintance of mine has taken in a family from Ukraine." "Your friend is a parasite." "Whales are the largest animals on earth." "You are a troll."
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« on: February 22, 2024, 10:50 »
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/trump-nato-ukraine-100.html..."The fact that Donald Trump admires Russian President Vladimir Putin and even wants to give him a free hand against NATO countries, that Trump conceded Crimea to Russia because Russian is spoken there - all of this is present in Ukraine."
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« on: February 22, 2024, 10:47 »
https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Trump-lobt-Putins-Vorgehen-als-genial-article23146752.html..."Former US President Donald Trump has caused a stir with his unusual praise for Russian head of state Vladimir Putin's actions against Ukraine. In a podcast, Trump described Putin's announcement to recognize the separatist areas in eastern Ukraine and send soldiers to the region as "brilliant". The Russian president is "clever" and "savvy". In a podcast with conservative presenter Buck Sexton, the 75-year-old Republican described how he had watched Putin's speech recognizing the self-proclaimed "people's republics" of Luhansk and Donetsk on television the day before. "I said: 'That's brilliant. Putin is declaring a large part of Ukraine independent. Oh, that's wonderful."
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« on: February 22, 2024, 09:24 »
It is absolutely incomprehensible to me - especially in times of ever-improving AI - why newly uploaded images are not compared with images already in the database during the review process. This could be an automated process.
New images (also mirrored) could be checked as easily as with the google reverse image search.
Perhaps there is a reason why not much emphasis is placed on this.
If it is discovered that someone has an account with stolen images, the account will be closed and the money that has not yet been paid out will certainly be withheld. The return of money that has already been paid out may also be demanded. So it's a win-win situation for the agencies because they get the money for selling the images but don't have to pay anything to the contributor.
And the contributor who actually took the image does not receive any compensation anyway.
Conclusion: Accounts with stolen images and videos that are discovered are a lucrative source of income. Therefore, the effort to prevent this is non-existent.
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« on: February 21, 2024, 18:42 »
1) I don't know, I'm not the Minister of Defense. The deliberations of the decision-makers take place behind closed doors. I find it understandable that in a war situation not all information is made public.
But I know why and Im writing about it. 
You know nothing, man! Nothing at all!
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« on: February 20, 2024, 15:24 »
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Trump will give what Ukraine needs, these are aviation, missiles, tanks.
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I think we should end the discussion with you - you're permanently drunk.
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« on: February 20, 2024, 09:06 »
Yes, Russian propaganda and disinformation are strong in Germany. Good job KGB.
 It really makes no sense with you. But it's clear that you're a Trump supporter. Because you also love lies and "alternative facts". By the way: The fact that there is a war in Ukraine and that the earth is a sphere is Russian propaganda. Good job KGB.
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« on: February 20, 2024, 08:58 »
Just wondering if anyone has opted out of AI - button looks available but wondering what the consequences would be.
Thanks
I have opted out months ago. I don't know if that has an influence concerning downloads and performance.
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« on: February 20, 2024, 06:54 »
RalfLiebhold, look at the religion in the countries that were part of the Russian empire, for example Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan.
Russians have been hiding their Asian essence and their Asian roots for several centuries. They appeared recently, have no history, are trying to steal the history of Ukrainians and are trying look like Europeans.
Yes, all of these states are predominantly Muslim. But they are not part of today's Russia.
I live on the Dutch border, but that doesn't make me Dutch.
Russia is mainly a Muslim country..
No!
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« on: February 19, 2024, 15:42 »
Oxford University professor Karl Abel (1837-1906) claimed that at the end of the 19th century only in the European part of Russia lived 40 million Finno-Tatars and only 15 million purely Slavic.
Abel, Carl Slavic and Latin. Ilchester lectures on comparative lexicography, delivered at the Taylor institution, Oxford, 1883.
Carl Abel, not Karl. In the Russian census of 1897, 11.7% of the population were Muslims. Russia had 125.7 million inhabitants, four-fifths of whom lived in the European part of Russia. Of the 125.7 million Russians, 3.7 million were Tatars. Those of these Tatars who emigrated to Finland between 1870 and 1920, i.e. the Finno-Tatars, were only a tiny proportion. There is something wrong with your figures. I think you have added one too many zeros to the 4 and one too many Finno before the word Tatars.
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« on: February 19, 2024, 02:39 »
20K clips - 280$ so far in February, last year around this time in February it was 3000$+ whats going on?
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That is indeed more than frightening! Incredible!
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« on: February 18, 2024, 17:33 »
you can try every genre but still be very selective. especially if you have many agencies to work with.
the 25 image limit will be lifted, it is not a permanenet thing.
the 25 limit meant to expire in March, and I've asked for increase and they have extended till end of the year. No point been there. I've read some other comment on here with other contributor leaving them too.
The iStock upload limit is the same for everyone, or was years ago:
Bronze (500+ DLs): 25
Silver (2,500+ DLs): 30
Gold (10,000+ DLs): 35
Diamond (25,000+ DLs): 50
Where can you see your own status, Pete? I didn't even know that it existed or exists there.
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