These are Humans of New York's legit accounts
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Profile Bios
New York City, one story at a time. Created by Brandon Stanton. Humans of New York is audience supported; please consider joining the Patreon:
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Creator of Humans Of New York
New York City, one story at a time.
Profile Photos
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This is Humans of New York's profile photo consistency across the legit accounts tracked by NotCommon. Scammers often take advantage of the lack of consistency across an entity's accounts, so the more profile photos are the same, the better.
Username Distribution
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This is Humans of New York's username distribution across the platforms tracked by NotCommon. Low username variation makes it more difficult for impersonators and scammers to create accounts pretending to be Humans of New York.
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