Censorship

Thousands of women report having been censored or blocked from the Facebook group Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole. The founder and her group are notorious for their heavy-handed authoritarian style censorship, blockings, and control. If you were blocked, had a post declined, a comment, review or photo deleted, or experienced any form of censorship, please share your experience in the comments below. There is the option to attach supporting pictures or evidence.

Additionally, there have been allegations of internet stalking, harassment, bullying, defamation, and smear campaigns of individuals and doctors by said group. Notably, the group’s founder/admin was sued by a doctor for allegations of defamation and tortious interference of business (Kolb v Daruda).

Further, women have reported contacting her to request her society’s 2023 financial statement but have not received it, despite British Columbia Laws requiring societies to provide a financial statement upon request. Separately, there is an open investigation with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) regarding her society’s claims of being a registered charity for tax benefits in her financial statements for 2020-2022, despite not appearing in the Canadian registered charity database. Additionally, women who have asked questions about how donations are used or help finding if she is a registered charity reported being blocked – major red flags.

Listed her society as a registered charity for income tax exemption:

However, it does not appear as a registered charity:

In one case, a woman shared that she was removed from the group simply after inquiring about help finding the registered charity.

She stated: “Someone posted for donations on her page and stated that all donations are eligible for tax write offs for donating to a charity. I posted a comment asking where to find her charity as registered. My comment was deleted and I was sent a warning and a note saying she is non profit. Then she removed me from the group.”

Facebook support groups that allow discussion on these matters: