Author Topic: Banned by Shutterstock? (Read 31688 times)

blvdone · « **on:** February 14, 2021, 09:14 »

I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2021, 10:28 »

Be sure not use "please" in a message asking...
Who are you since you are a newcomer?

Bart · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2021, 11:02 »

Banned 🙋‍♂️. No reason given, violation of TOS but that can be anything. Cancel Culture at its best, they probably didn’t like my public dissatisfaction and posts about their thievery so I got the boot 🥾 #shutterstockcontributor #shutterstockboycott #sstk #shutterstock #boycottshutterstock shutterstocknow

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2021, 11:15 »

Quote from: Bart on February 14, 2021, 11:02

Banned 🙋‍♂️. No reason given, violation of TOS but that can be anything. Cancel Culture at its best, they probably didn’t like my public dissatisfaction and posts about their thievery so I got the boot 🥾 #shutterstockcontributor #shutterstockboycott #sstk #shutterstock #boycottshutterstock shutterstocknow

If you were posting about 'their thievery' then that would be the reason. However much you or I disagree with the change to their royalty structure, they have every right to legally make such changes, and if you accuse them of being thieves then that would be defamation.

cathyslife · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2021, 11:50 »

I wasn’t banned because I deleted all my images and closed my account.

But people who spoke out and tweeted about the thievery were banned. And some people changed their avatar to be something negative about SS (like calling them Shitterstock :-) ) and I think they were banned too.

tätarätä · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2021, 12:03 »

I also deleted all images and closed my account at shutterstock.

Mimi the Cat · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2021, 12:24 »

I banned myself from their crappy forum

It's just the usual round up of people moaning about the royalty cuts and how they should delete their portfolios while adding more stuff and encouraging the bad behaviour then moaning about how their royalties are garbage.

Mimi the Cat · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2021, 12:27 »

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14

I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Why do you care why they were banned?

You've said plenty on the shittystock forum to get yourself a warning if the admins actually bothered monitoring the forum.

Shittersucks only wants useful idiots praising them to the heavens these days,.

Clair Voyant · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2021, 12:39 »

Banned by Shitterstock. Celebrate.

Diana Herrmann · « **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2021, 16:03 »

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14

I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Who are many contributors that are banned from Shitterstock? Not the forum but contributor account closed. I heard we only gets 10c for downloads why would I care if they ban me from being used and under paid.

blvdone · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2021, 20:52 »

Quote from: DiscreetDuck on February 14, 2021, 10:28

Be sure not use "please" in a message asking...
Who are you since you are a newcomer?

I'm nobody from nowhere really. Please ignore me. I'm ignoring you from now on too.

blvdone · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2021, 20:54 »

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on February 14, 2021, 11:15

Quote from: Bart on February 14, 2021, 11:02
Banned 🙋‍♂️. No reason given, violation of TOS but that can be anything. Cancel Culture at its best, they probably didn’t like my public dissatisfaction and posts about their thievery so I got the boot 🥾 #shutterstockcontributor #shutterstockboycott #sstk #shutterstock #boycottshutterstock shutterstocknow

If you were posting about 'their thievery' then that would be the reason. However much you or I disagree with the change to their royalty structure, they have every right to legally make such changes, and if you accuse them of being thieves then that would be defamation.

Can I call them "bloodsucker"?

blvdone · « **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2021, 20:56 »

Quote from: Bad Robot on February 14, 2021, 12:27

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14
I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Why do you care why they were banned?

You've said plenty on the shittystock forum to get yourself a warning if the admins actually bothered monitoring the forum.

Shittersucks only wants useful idiots praising them to the heavens these days,.

Never got a warning.

blvdone · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2021, 20:59 »

Quote from: Diana Herrmann on February 14, 2021, 16:03

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14
I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Who are many contributors that are banned from Shitterstock? Not the forum but contributor account closed. I heard we only gets 10c for downloads why would I care if they ban me from being used and under paid.

Yeah, but occasional $100-300 commission video sales are nice too.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2021, 22:57 »

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 20:54

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on February 14, 2021, 11:15
Quote from: Bart on February 14, 2021, 11:02
Banned 🙋‍♂️. No reason given, violation of TOS but that can be anything. Cancel Culture at its best, they probably didn’t like my public dissatisfaction and posts about their thievery so I got the boot 🥾 #shutterstockcontributor #shutterstockboycott #sstk #shutterstock #boycottshutterstock shutterstocknow

If you were posting about 'their thievery' then that would be the reason. However much you or I disagree with the change to their royalty structure, they have every right to legally make such changes, and if you accuse them of being thieves then that would be defamation.

Can I call them "bloodsucker"?

Probably. A reasonable person would generally assume that they don't actually suck your blood, so it's unlikely to qualify as defamation!

Mimi the Cat · « **Reply #15 on:** February 15, 2021, 04:11 »

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 20:59

Quote from: Diana Herrmann on February 14, 2021, 16:03
Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14
I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Who are many contributors that are banned from Shitterstock? Not the forum but contributor account closed. I heard we only gets 10c for downloads why would I care if they ban me from being used and under paid.

Yeah, but occasional $100-300 commission video sales are nice too.

Make up your mind then. One minute you are slating shitterstock on their forum and threatening to pull your portfolio next minute you are making statements like the one above.

Do you really think if you moan enough that ss will reinstate the old royalty program?

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #16 on:** February 15, 2021, 11:00 »

Quote from: Bad Robot on February 14, 2021, 12:24

I banned myself from their crappy forum

It's just the usual round up of people moaning about the royalty cuts and how they should delete their portfolios while adding more stuff and encouraging the bad behaviour then moaning about how their royalties are garbage.

I should be as smart as you. It's becoming even worse now as a couple of twits play off each other, sometimes replying to their own posts up to six times in a row. Just what you wrote, telling us why we should delete our portfolios, while they are adding new files daily.

A self appointed moderator who decides to bring back year old topics for the benefit of the forum. Same person that left in a snit and deleted all her messages, which deleted all the threads she started, in which case, someone accused SS of censoring the forums.

I miss the people and the fun, interaction and conversation, which has been taken over by bitter anger and anguish over the commission cuts. When it's a year, I may just start saying "get over it, it's been a year now. This isn't news."

Of course if we all pulled our portfolios (like that was even close to really going to happen) then we'd show them. Does anyone honestly believe that any protest could get the whole world to delete their means of income, just to punish the agency for cutting commissions? Say how's that coalition doing, seems pretty silent lately?

If I thought for one second that the group could do anything to make a change and make things better for us artists and contributors, I'm be flying to join. As it is, this is the same as all the past protests and contributor actions. Nothing changes, artists have no power to make demands and force change. An unfortunate truth for the market and the business.

Hey, there's another "start your own agency and show them" "pay 50%" post for this month. When someone does, I'm all in. GL stock, set your own prices, pays 40%. How's that doing? Wake Up

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2021, 11:02 »

Quote from: Clair Voyant on February 14, 2021, 12:39

Banned by Shitterstock. Celebrate.

That too.

Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 20:56

Quote from: Bad Robot on February 14, 2021, 12:27
Quote from: blvdone on February 14, 2021, 09:14
I've heard many contributors were banned by Shutterstock last year when they changed the royalty structure. Why were they banned exactly? Did they write bad things about Shutterstock on their forum? Were there another reasons they were banned? If you were banned, let me know what exactly happened.

Why do you care why they were banned?

You've said plenty on the shittystock forum to get yourself a warning if the admins actually bothered monitoring the forum.

Shittersucks only wants useful idiots praising them to the heavens these days,.

Never got a warning.

You aren't banned. Tell us about someone who was, without any warning and the claim that their contributor account was closed for what they posted on the forum. Pretty simple, just some facts would do?

Horizon · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2021, 12:26 »

Many years back there was a big argument between Scott and Rinder it all ended up with Scott leaving and got about 50 peple banned in the process of leaving! and I'm talking some very big names getting banned! being banned from SS is nothing new!

Firn · « **Reply #19 on:** February 15, 2021, 13:07 »

Quote from: Horizon on February 15, 2021, 12:26

Many years back there was a big argument between Scott and Rinder it all ended up with Scott leaving and got about 50 peple banned in the process of leaving! and I'm talking some very big names getting banned! being banned from SS is nothing new!

I remember talk about such an incident (though it wasn't many years ago, so maybe I am confusing it with a different incident?), but I thought the people were just banned from the forum, not actually banned as Shutterstock contributor?

Horizon · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2021, 15:57 »

Quote from: Firn on February 15, 2021, 13:07

Quote from: Horizon on February 15, 2021, 12:26
Many years back there was a big argument between Scott and Rinder it all ended up with Scott leaving and got about 50 peple banned in the process of leaving! and I'm talking some very big names getting banned! being banned from SS is nothing new!

I remember talk about such an incident (though it wasn't many years ago, so maybe I am confusing it with a different incident?), but I thought the people were just banned from the forum, not actually banned as Shutterstock contributor?

Oh yes! thrown out as well and ports deleted! was about 5 years back or something like that! if you critizise too much you get banned as a contributor. I was one of them!

Correction: banned from the forum but NOT as a contributor! however many was!

Noedelhap · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2021, 17:37 »

I was banned from their forums. No idea why, but I can't log in anymore. My contributor account is still active though.

marthamarks · « **Reply #22 on:** February 15, 2021, 21:34 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on February 15, 2021, 17:37

I was banned from their forums. No idea why, but I can't log in anymore. My contributor account is still active though.

Weird.

cobalt · « **Reply #23 on:** February 16, 2021, 05:32 »

I can still write on their forums but my contributor account was disabled when I reactivated my files for sale after the two week protest.

No reason was given, their small print apparently allows them to do this.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2021, 12:45 »

Quote from: Horizon on February 15, 2021, 12:26

Many years back there was a big argument between Scott and Rinder it all ended up with Scott leaving and got about 50 peple banned in the process of leaving! and I'm talking some very big names getting banned! being banned from SS is nothing new!

50 people banned from the forum for an incident? That's amazing. Must have been some real blow up? Banned for what reason? Fifty People! Scott?

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SpaceStockFootage

Mimi the Cat

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