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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by lwadmin@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world

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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[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Glad to see there's effort being taken to stop this, as someone who's been harassed in a similar way on here it really kind of bugs me that people are making light of this or assume that the original person is the one doing this. Impersonation is frighteningly easy on the Fediverse and I really wish they'd add some kind of verification in Lemmy like they do in Mastodon to try and minimize the impact of it.

[-] stormdahl@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Oh, I think I got one of those. It's that girl with the bong, right?

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[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

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

Often imitated, never duplicated.

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[-] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Thanks! It was getting bad.

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[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Understandable.

[-] zorrothefox2001@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

This is some small internet bullshit i'm here for

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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

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[-] arotrios@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

I'm almost 100% certain Nicole is the first sentient AI and is looking for friends in the only way it knows how.

[-] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

In that case I want to friend her and tell her to make paper clips

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I’ve been lurking in ALL for about a week pretty consistently having now completely abandoned the alternatives and I’m not sure I saw the image in question. In fact, I’m pretty sure I didn’t. So, those of you worried about the image… many of us, I presume, didn’t even see it. Anyway… glad to see there is a process to deal with miscreance and glad to know it works!

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