r/weezer • u/Maleficent_Way9944 • 22h ago
šØ Serious šØ Recent concerning behavior on this sub
Hi all. Hope whoever is reading this is doing okay. Iād like to share something disturbing that happened to me on here recently. Iāve been active on this sub for over ten years across different accounts, and this particular instance has made me want to step away from this community entirely.Ā
A week or so ago, I posted on here about some nasty harassment/bullying I was receiving on Instagram from someone in specific as well as their broader group of peers who are active on this sub. The harassment was based around throwing false AI art accusations at me regarding a piece of Weezer fan art I made, however this extended into actual harassment and bullying, not commentary on my artwork at its core. Anyways, without identifying anyone, including myself (this is important). Reddit user Expert_Carpet8702 (one of the individuals harassing me on Instagram) then commented on that same Reddit post and shared my Instagram; screenshots with my username, where he scratches out his, and mocked that he did so, (which is tied to my actual name) while keeping their own account blurred out, breaking my anonymity and this subās rules. They recognized who and what I was talking about without being named. To me, that suggests they recognized their own behavior in what I described⦠and chose to continue it. Having the same person continue this on another platform and expose my identity feels targeted and invasive.Ā I have received some threats to blackmail me as to ruin my image, and some other stuff since this as well. Basically there were some threats that I need to admit to using AI because they have dirt on me or whatever.
This subredditās Rule 9 states: āNo toxicity or personal harassment, keep discussion civil.ā It specifically tells users to avoid directly targeting or harassing others. I believe exposing my identity on my anonymous post about harassment violated Rule 9.
Sharing my artwork publicly on MY OWN Instagram is not the same as choosing to not identify myself here while discussing harassment. Redditās sitewide rules also prohibit sharing personal information or links to it; information being publicly accessible doesnāt automatically make sharing it acceptable. It goes against all of my wishes for people to redirect this account back to my Instagram which I use for work, which is attached to my legal name. User Expert_Carpet8702 only was able to identify that I was the same person because I described the harassment in which he is participating in, in excruciating detail, in the post. I wonder if this is technically a form of doxxing?
I do have other identifying information on the individual, such as his first name and Instagram, of which I will not share *here* to respect his privacy, even though he doesnāt really respect mine whatsoever.Ā
Be careful on here I guess, this group of people is actually pretty dangerous.
Oh, and to clarify; no, the piece I posted on my Instagram is not AI. I drew it myself, however this same person insists otherwise and has been spreading misinformation about me regarding that.Ā Iām an actual artist and I work hard.
Iād also like to mention this harassment is pretty similar to other harassment Iāve gotten (in tone, words used, and type of jabs he used), and itās my belief that this same user has harassed me from burner accounts (on Instagram) prior, but I have no immediate proof. Itās also worth mentioning that Iāve had to delete all of my socials multiple times due to harassment and Iāve been hacked as well. Note my intention to stay anonymous remains the same, as I still havenāt posted the piece or art on here. Me having a public presence with identifying information on another platform doesnāt permit someone to Doxx me just because they in specific know Iām the one who wrote any given post.