A top designer was banned by the drain. Now he is making his competitor.

by SkillAiNest

Druble After a new attempt to pursue the market and pursuit, dozens of designers have been banned from their platform. This includes one of the most famous designers of the platform, Gleb KoznitsovSan Francisco -based design studio founder Edge of milk.

Drable deleted his account with him Over 210 million The follower because he shared his contact information with potential customers through a platform in violation of his new rules.

Koznitsov gave remarks In a post on x“I brought 100,000+ monthly users. 15 years work – 12,000+ shots – all immediately deleted, because a client sought my email. A warning. No appeal.”

Tired of changes in the company, which helps products, UX, Web, and other digital designers to showcase their departments and find new clients, Koznitesov says he is talking to investors about starting a competitor.

Immediately after his social media post, the drubable users expressed their shock and anger at the decision, and called Kozniteso one of his greatest inspiration and expressed regret that the platform would take such a misleading action.

Meanwhile, Drequal says Koznitesov was actually warned several times that he was violating the new rules and that the email was a final notice.

The axis of the drain in a market

The issue is to be related to a recent policy change announced on March 17, 2025.

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In an email jointly in March with about 750,000 approved designers of the drable – which means that they are authorized to interact with others on the platform – the company said it is no longer allowing designers to share their contact information with potential clients until their client is sent through their client’s platform.

The company made the change as one that aims to protect designers from non -payment, as well as something that allows the drain to maintain its business.

This announcement was posted on social media and also Company blog.

Image Credit:Druble

However, Koznitesov has claimed that non -payment is not a very common problem, and in fact, it is about a refreshing drain that is trying to deduct the designers’ business.

The draining does not dispute with it.

Before the change in policy, the drubable earned money in one of the two ways. Starting in September 2024, the drain began to be attracted to a market that was linked to designers and clients. Designers can communicate freely on the platform and then either share a reduction in revenue reduction by 3.5 % on their clients, or they can pay. A pro -subscription To leave the Rev share. In March, the company further tightened the rules, saying that anyone who finds a client on the drable will need to offer its income cut to the platform.

“It was optional to use our transactions features that needed non -advertisers to find the features of our transactions, if they were on the drable.” DRIBLE CEO Constantinople AnastasakisIn an interview with Tech Crunch. “If a user is on the drubal to find an inspiration or take feedback on their work, or to talk to his colleagues at the shop, none of them affect them,” he added.

Image Credit:Druble

The executive, who directly joined the company after working in the Lower, Video Market Place Pound 5 (shutter stock) and the freelancer market, after working in the freelance market, to drain in a market last April. While the company is profitable under the Parents Company LittleIt is still a team of 20 people and does not depend on venture backing to serve 7.5 to 10 million monthly unique visitors.

“Drybal was something that really intensified our business during the day,” Koznatesov told Tech Crunch. Before the drable, there was no platform where designers can share their work with others. This helped the designers receive feedback, especially from their peers, and allowed new designers to learn from the upper part of the industry.

Koznatesov is now part of the latter group.

In Duginside, Koznitesov has worked with companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, Scandinavin Airlines, United Airlines, Honda, Mitsubishi, Mercedes Benz, and other major companies in the Bay Area.

As a result, it may not be felt that the drainable would take the risk of banning it if not complying with the new terms.

Anastasakis must have confirmed its truth.

He told the Tech Crunch that Koznatesov received 83 work inquiries after the new terms began in March, and 61 were answered. In each message, the site shows a warning that reminds users that contact details should not be shared before the project payment. However, Koznatesov shared his contact information in six messages, which at the time showed a strong warning.

Image Credit:Druble
Image Credit:Druble

The company then followed a warning e -mail on July 22 about repeated violations of the conditions, which was informed that it was at risk of permanent suspension.

Koznatesov told us that he did not see this email initially, but Dribal says he discovered that the email was opened three times before his suspension.

“I believe the drain – was their purpose to hurt me, so I can spread this (news) so that they can give a tough lesson to everyone (to break the rules),” says Koznatesov.

Anastasakis confirmed the tech cranch as much as possible.

“There is really no understanding way in which he did not realize that what he was doing was at risk of permanent suspension of his accounts.”

He added, “I think finally was that he was convinced that we would not take action against the designer of his ability.” “As a supplementary note, I really think that we have done a great favor to it as far as we extract the word about the extent to which we take the conditions.”

For Koznitesov, or any designer who was banned for similar reasons, the only option to return to the drain is to be included as an advertising, which requires a minimum campaign budget of $ 1,500 per month for at least three months.

A new contestant emerged for the drubable?

Koznatesov has made his way, saying that he has suffered from a change of draining.

He said of his pending startup, “This is not going to make a copy of the drable. Instead, it will be a source for designers who will take advantage of AI.

Although there has been a lot of reaction to the training of AI models about the creative works without compensation, Koznitesov believes that there is a matter of use for this technology in terms of inspiration, creation and design.

Image Credit:Gleb Koznitsov

Koznatesov noted, “This is a huge hole in the market right now … everyone is doing AI startup, but no one is really doing AI startup for designers.” “AI is something that can really raise our ability to make, and make it at a higher level of quality. It not only helps us earn and grow more money, but also helps to create something that we never thought of creating without a particular skill.”

Koznittov says he expects he will be a MVP (Minimum viable product) is manufactured in three or four months.

However, he notes that the purpose of this purpose is not to “kill” the drubable, though investors have offered money to do so.

“It’s not like that,” says Koznatesov. I’m trying to do something good for the community because I’m a designer. So I know how painful it is to be a designer in this world. ”

“We need to be really careful about investing our time – how we do our best and give our lives to other platforms,” he added. Diversity in this investment should be something that everyone should think about. “

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