probably because shutterstock doesn't care, has done a lot of unethical things in the past, continues to do so now.

Shutterstock includes your content in it's data catalog but states it doesn't make it available. The theory is that if you changed your mind later and opted in, they could just turn it on. The problem is that if you don't want a file submitted for creative licensing but rejected to be retained by Shutterstock - perhaps you want to revise it an resubmit - you're stuck.

You can read more about the opt in/out here:

https://support.submit.shutterstock.com/s/article/How-do-I-make-my-content-unavailable-for-downloading?language=en_US

And read the paragraph titled "Data Catalog" here:

https://support.submit.shutterstock.com/s/article/Shutterstock-Data-Licensing-and-the-Contributor-Fund?language=en_US

"For those opted out of data licensing, the Data Catalog will not be visible, however any content that is not acceptable for the creative Marketplace but is acceptable for data licensing will be marked as such in the Review tab. Shutterstock will retain these review results and this content can be published for data licensing in the event that the contributor elects to opt in to future data deals."

However, you can log in, delete the data catalogue then opt back out.

I am very confident that even opting in for just one second will make Shutterstock take all your files to train their AI. That's all they need.

Quote from: Her Ugliness on June 01, 2024, 09:39

Quote from: gnirtS on June 01, 2024, 06:55

However, you can log in, delete the data catalogue then opt back out.

I am very confident that even opting in for just one second will make Shutterstock take all your files to train their AI. That's all they need.

Quite likely but remember they trained it on most of our content without asking and before offering opt out so they already have most of it.

Yes, of course, like all agencies. But at least they aren't supposed to use my new content for training - unless I opt in.