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Like, has an instance gone down and if so, why hasn't there been a comparable drop in users and comments?

Edit: Thanks to @example@reddthat.com here for pointing to zerobytes.monster becoming more aggressive against bots as the likely culprit.

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[–] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sorry if this has already been discussed but is anyone else worried that “Nicole’s” pictures are from the webcam on a compromised computer? They’re always from the same angle and she’s not really posing for most of them

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 8 points 2 days ago

I believe someone found an account she did livestreams on somewhere, and the pictures are most likely screen grabs from those. The odds of the person in the pictures being behind the spam are pretty much nil.

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I think that is the general consensus — that she is likely an unwitting victim