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What's up with the spam from a bot user called Nicole? I get it on every account I have... (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have banned multiple of those accounts for DM spam. Banned a new one just now.

I'm not sure this is a bot. I suspect it might be a real person who doesn’t realize how they're coming across. Initially, I thought it might be a strategy to get attention, but if that were the case, I’d be surprised by their persistence with a strategy that isn’t very effective.

I suppose it is kind of effective if we are making posts about them... Hmm...

I prefer not making too many assumptions other than to assume no malice. But of course the DM spam will not be tolerated.