Dribbble has permanently banned prominent designer Gleb Kuznetsov—whose account had over 210 million followers—for sharing contact information with clients, signaling a hardline stance on its new marketplace monetization strategy. The platform now mandates a 3.5% revenue share on client deals, escalating tensions with creators who built its community. Kuznetsov is now developing an AI-centric alternative, exposing the fragile balance between platform monetization and creator autonomy.