r/DeviantArt

Beware. But be hopeful. I got a plan to reverse all of this.

For several months I operated a creator account on DeviantArt, during which the platform monetized my artwork through subscriber-only premium galleries. DeviantArt accepted subscription payments from users and retained commissions from those transactions.

The platform actively promoted and encouraged me to upgrade to an annual PRO subscription plan using discounted upgrade offers. I accepted the upgrade and paid for the annual subscription using revenue that had been generated directly through DeviantArt’s own monetization system and subscriber payments.

Approximately two days after the annual subscription upgrade, DeviantArt permanently terminated the account without prior warning and without offering an opportunity to remove or correct the allegedly problematic content.

The content cited by DeviantArt had already existed on the platform for an extended period, had passed upload moderation systems, and had remained monetized prior to the termination decision.

As a result:

• I lost access to the paid annual service almost immediately after payment;
• approximately 29 paying subscribers lost access to over 80 premium galleries they had already purchased access to;
• and DeviantArt retained both subscription revenue and commissions despite terminating the service unilaterally.

I attempted multiple times to resolve the matter professionally through customer support. Responses appeared automated, dismissive, and ultimately ceased entirely without meaningful review or resolution.

My concern is the commercial fairness of:

• monetizing content over an extended period,
• encouraging additional paid subscription upgrades,
• accepting annual subscription payment,
• and then terminating service almost immediately afterward while refusing any proportional refund.

I got contacted by someone today who i even follow. who said that they accidently reported me instead of a user with a similiar name. They said i had to contact Devianthelpdesk on Discord. They also provided me with a screenshot of the message they got from Deviantart were to report to. This is fake right?

https://preview.redd.it/a43pktwatb2h1.jpg?width=927&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad3b48772ba349306a014f45fcf0f02c9655c99c

I just got a message from someone that they wrongly reported my account. This is the first time it’s happened to me and I am asking on here if this is serious and if I should do something.

Has anyone else had issues logging into the website on an android mobile browser? I have tried with Chrome and Firefox with no luck. As I type my login info, nothing is populating the field. I don't know why. I've cleared browsing data and even restarted my device. I don't have this issue on a computer though.

It wouldn't let me type anything on it.

I'm on mobile and I don't know if I'm tge only one who got it:(

I made some art over the last 3 months, and I just assumed it was terrible. I posted it on Deviantart as a joke. I've got about 3000+ views in two and a half days. Deviantart artists usually don't start that way, according to Google AI. Here's my problem. I get so many views, but only one watcher. I haven't launched anything yet. But, did I screw up? These viewers aren't going to magically come back and buy it, if they were going to buy it then... God bless you. I'm going to sell 'exclusives' and allow re-sale. I think that's how it works. LOL.

I first started as MelancholyDreamer on there in 2004, then became aflowerinbloom in 2014/2015 when I came out as trans. I noticed all of the people who use to follow me disappeared once I came out. Figures.

I began to feel like my Deviantart page was like a tomb. A relic. I've tried to add new things or journals, but again, basically no comments or anything.

Like a ghost town, empty houses everywhere.

Or existing on a planet as the only human. Very lonely.

Anytime I remembered it I would always feel an immense sadness.

Once me and my friends got threatened with a SWAT/doxxing recently, I was privating everything I could. Then deviantart came to mind.

I figured I had wanted to archive everything for a while anyways. So I moved everything into private, and it felt like a good move, and felt much better knowing my work is safe unseen, for now.

LETS NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT ON INTERNET FOR THE MILLIONS USERS WHAT A JOKE CLOWNS, absolute clows, typical cost cutting running with no joes the whole things fall apart....

It looks like the notifications on DeviantArt are not loading right now because of a network error. Dammit!

In 2016, I saw a fan comic on deviantart that was posted in 2006 or 2014, based on the 2014 Olympic Games, but with different content. In this comic strip, a guy wearing a purple T-shirt, jeans, and a hat is training in the woods and is about to start a race, but he accidentally steps into a trap and hangs upside down. Of course, he tried to swing himself up and even grabbed a fir tree, but in the end, he only managed to tear off a piece of it and was still tied up. After a while (it was even mentioned in the comic strip as "several hours"), his teammate found him and he asked her to cut the rope. She mocked him, but eventually threw a dagger into the trap and walked away with a smile, allowing him to escape. However, I have since lost track of this particular scene. If anyone has a link or name for it, please write it in the comments. Features: Uploaded by a popular artist, released no later than 2014.

What ever is causing that issue with uploads in Studio, it seems to be persisting. I have had so many uploads that have failed because of this. It’s so frustrating!