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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 a 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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[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Who is Nicole and why should I care?

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[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! It was getting bad.

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[–] dumbass@leminal.space 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

Echoing everyone else in that it seemed kind of funny at first but that it has just turned weirder.

I think it's a good call. I will report if I receive any messages.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The community should also be burned to the ground. If it still exists.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I just got a new one this morning from another person calling themself Jessica. I'm also not sure if the report button works for anything but posts in a comm with Jerboa :/

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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.

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

Often imitated, never duplicated.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Thank you, as someone who looked into this I am glad to see this being taken seriously. The real Nicole is for sure a victim and does not deserve to be doxxed and made into a meme.

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