Украинский иллюстратор Максим Филиппенко рассказал в X (Twitter), как на стоке американской компании Adobe Systems – Adobe Stock – продают графические работы на темы "ДНР", "ЛНР", оккупированных украинских регионов. На изображениях можно найти карту Украины без Крыма, коллажи с флагами террористических организаций.
Согласно условиям стока, авторы и продавцы изображений получают 33% роялти от продаж. Полные данные авторов не раскрываются, однако, судя по именам, это жители РФ или оккупированных украинских территорий.
@Adobe is earning money by selling pro-Russian images on its stock service.
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023
Maps of 🇺🇦 without Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk; flags of the territories Russia annexed – they have it all!
But there's more: creators from Russia receive royalties for those images 🤯
THREAD👇 pic.twitter.com/BuqEMLzhLu
By searching "Donetsk" on Adobe Stock you can find dozens of images with flags and insignia of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic. The one that is under the US sanctions since 2022.
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023
Fun fact: you cannot find the ISIS flag on Adobe Stock, or even the Nazi Germany flag. pic.twitter.com/ejXMw5wUgC
While Adobe doesn't reveal the country of a contributor, Russian names written in Cyrillic give you a 98% confidence of where they come from.
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023
This image by Olga Kim (very likely from Russia) is bonkers on so many levels. pic.twitter.com/UrzZH9Dlw1
Russian contributor Vladimir Tiurin uploaded a photo of "Donbass new borders". However the territories marked in red are not even under full Russian control.
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023
Another version of this image by Vladimir depicts Ukraine without these territories. pic.twitter.com/AtgAA7aWXk
This is another crazy example by Sergey (Russian name). Donetsk region of Ukraine (only part of it is under Russian control) is labeled as "Donetsk Republic". The Christmas-ish pattern adds a jolly vibe to the image 🎅🎄❄️ pic.twitter.com/pZ2d5jrGUC
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023
Russians just love maps of Ukraine with "separated areas". Again, the eastern regions here are not even under full Russian control. pic.twitter.com/9jGzkb7ZgR
— Maksym Filipenko 🏳️🌈 (@MaksymDraws) November 15, 2023