# Original thumbnail flagged as similar — is it being compared with my own approved thumbnail?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/original-thumbnail-flagged-as-similar-is-it-being-compared-with-my-own-approved-thumbnail/2841706>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, Status-NeedsTriage, fortnite\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/original-thumbnail-flagged-as-similar-is-it-being-compared-with-my-own-approved-thumbnail/2841706 "2026-10-16T15:48:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![user\_af636d870ff154c704caa293c6feb7425d9e1a8d8f6be63bc3643d](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@user\_af636d870ff154c704caa293c6feb7425d9e1a8d8f6be63bc3643d](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/user_af636d870ff154c704caa293c6feb7425d9e1a8d8f6be63bc3643d)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/original-thumbnail-flagged-as-similar-is-it-being-compared-with-my-own-approved-thumbnail/2841706/1 "2026-10-16T15:48:55Z")

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### Summary

My previous thumbnail (labeled “OK”) passed review without issues, but my new thumbnail (labeled “NG”) receives a similarity warning in Creator Portal.  
Both thumbnails feature my own original characters. The new thumbnail also faithfully represents my original character designs, including a different character from the previous image.

Although the thumbnails share a layout and some visual elements, the characters, backgrounds, and effects differ. Could the new thumbnail be getting flagged because it resembles my own previously approved thumbnail?  
I would like to understand what triggered this warning. The screenshot shows a similarity warning during submission, rather than a confirmed moderation rejection.

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Creator Portal

### Steps to Reproduce

Open the island publishing workflow in Creator Portal.  
Upload the new thumbnail labeled “NG.”  
Observe the similarity warning.  
Compare it with the previous thumbnail labeled “OK,” which passed review without issues.

### Expected Result

The similarity check should correctly recognize content belonging to the original creator. If changes are required, the warning should provide clearer guidance on which elements need to be changed.

### Observed Result

The thumbnail labeled “NG” receives a warning stating that it is similar to another thumbnail and may affect eligibility for top Discover rows and Sponsored Row campaigns.  
The warning does not identify the matching thumbnail or explain which elements triggered it, so I cannot tell whether it is being compared with my own previous thumbnail or someone else’s.

### Platform(s)

PC (Windows) — Creator Portal

### Island Code

9597-0931-6909

### Upload an image

 ![OK.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/3/0/0/3006575d36442acdb7fc17e766478ac5296a0b19.jpeg) ![NG.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/f/1/5f17490f168e56caef130854110d16881996b256.jpeg) ![スクリーンショット 2026-10-17 001502.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/a/5/fa5c480fdcddd349381b3170fa062a1355712d12.png)

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**Author:** ![Gabriellho](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Gabriellho](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Gabriellho)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/original-thumbnail-flagged-as-similar-is-it-being-compared-with-my-own-approved-thumbnail/2841706/2 "2026-10-20T11:28:07Z")

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I have the same issue, my original thumbnail got flagged as similar as well.  
I didn’t even change the thumbnail since I last updated it, (a week ago) and it didn’t get flagged then.  
I used the same thumbnail for years, just improved the colors over time.

Island code: 1763-9705-6616

and now since updating it got removed from Discover and Collections so be careful.

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**Author:** ![Bug-Reporter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bug-reporter/32/997076_2.png) [@Bug-Reporter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Bug-Reporter)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/original-thumbnail-flagged-as-similar-is-it-being-compared-with-my-own-approved-thumbnail/2841706/4 "2026-10-26T14:01:21Z")

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The status of FORT-1179620 changed to ‘Needs Triage’. We are routing this to the appropriate team for investigation.