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Hello world,

as many of you may already be aware, there is an ongoing spam attack by a person claiming to be Nicole.

It is very likely that these images are part of an larger scale harassment campaign against the person depicted in the images shared as part of this spam.

Although the spammer claims to be the person in the picture, we strongly believe that this is not the case and that they're only trying to frame them.

Starting immediately, we will remove any images depicting "Nicole" and information that may lead to identifying the real person depicted in those images to prevent any possible harassment.
This includes older posts and comments once identified.

We also expect moderators to take action if such content is reported.

While we do not intend to punish people posting this once, not being aware of the context, we may take additional actions if they continue to post this content, as we consider this to be supporting the harassment campaign.

Discussion that does not include the images themselves or references that may lead to identifying the real person behind the image will continue to be allowed.

If you receive spam PMs please continue reporting them and we'll continue working on our spam detections to attempt to identify them early before they reach many users.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I got one on dullsters.net I hope it's not some kind of vulnerability.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So Nicole is false and we've all been lied to? 😱

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Is this Nicole thing really still a thing? That’s so like back when I still had a 401k.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So was it last week or the day before yesterday? It all happens so fast, I can't - and frankly - refuse to catch up.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Weird, I’d assumed it was just AI generated? What makes people think it’s harassment?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

All the images look like screenshots taken during video calls. Also some people did some research and found the potential identity of the spammer (based on one of the accounts used) and maybe even the woman herself (coworker of the guy).

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Wait, there are people who genuinely believe she's the one behind it?

I thought it was pretty obvious that she's the target of harassment. Some people must be new to the Internet

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I've been targeted by enough romance spam that I just assume any photo of a woman I don't know was probably stolen from some random Tumblr or Instagram.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Remember that guy who wanted to know how not to poop for three days!?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would rather more positive lore, but I guess it is fediverse lore. Just checked from curiosity, all but 2 messages I have got are from Nicole bots, 1 was another spammer and the other an automated "welcome to this community" bot message.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah. At least Colby and the Jolly Ranchers didn't involve harassment of an innocent person.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh right I remembering reporting someone for DMβ€˜ing me the Nicole picture last week after learning the account wasnβ€˜t even a day old. Good to know things like this are being taken seriously.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

The real fediverse chick was that newly hatched chicken someone posted pics of.

Often imitated, never duplicated.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Thank you for the heads up. This probably cleaned up the confusion about the "fediverse chick" issues. May the culprit behind this be found and dealt with, and may she regain the peace and dignity she deserves, then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is this the person some folks around here were referring to as the "Fediverse chick?"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, as that is how "she" initially introduced herself

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Was that a real introduction or simply another person using a stolen identify?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is the point of this post. It was always considered to be spam and folks were trying to figure out what the motivation was and now they are working on the theory they are trying to be a dick to someone.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

It's almost certainly someone using pictures they took from a live stream

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yep. That's the one

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thankfully I haven't received one of the gore ones I've seen people talking about, but yeah I'll stop participating in the meme, it's not as a fun anymore.

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