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.

  • Strawberry
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    3 days ago

    Considering the spammer has used so many different photos, and they all seem to be “in the moment” webcam photos, I suspect they may have webcam spyware on the victim’s computer

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      1 day ago

      Considering it says she’s in school, it seems more likely that it might be an online class where the students are sharing their webcam

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      She looks to me like a college student attending an online class. Looks like it’s shot on a laptop’s built-in camera, lighting is whatever, she’s dressed casually and comfortably, facial expression is neutral or even bored…

      If you’re taking a college class via Zoom, can you see your classmates’ webcams?

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        2 days ago

        Yes, almost always, if the professor requires you to have webcam on. AFAIK the whole meeting sees everyone who has webcam on.

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        Yes. Sometimes it is required to have your camera on. Even when it isn’t required, there are always some people who prefer to have theirs on for whatever reason.

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      3 days ago

      with the content i’ve seen it gave me more of an impression of being captures of a live stream, but that’s just guessing

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        1 day ago

        Didn’t somebody locate livestreams by the person in the pictures? I want to say I read that in one of the research threads.

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      2 days ago

      Could be completely AI generated with variations of the same person. But that doesn’t really matter, the spam needs to go.