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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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[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 5 days ago (4 children)

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

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 43 points 5 days ago (3 children)

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?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Ripping a bong on zoom in class?

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago

It's not the 90s anymore Becky. Live a little!

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

You don't frame yourself perfectly in your webcam's view before you take bong rips?

I feel like we can rule out spyware and online class. More likely a group call with friends or something like that

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, why not?

[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

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

[–] evergreen@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

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.

[–] MrKaplan@lemmy.world 30 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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

True, that's probably more likely

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 4 days 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.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago

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

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days 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