"Platform Restores Taylor Swift Searches Following Spread of Deepfake Explicit Images"
TL;DR
Elon Musk's social media platform X temporarily blocked searches for Taylor Swift after pornographic deepfake images of the singer circulated online, but has since restored the searches and vowed to remain vigilant against such content. The images, created using artificial intelligence, prompted Swift's fanbase to launch a counteroffensive on X and a #ProtectTaylorSwift hashtag to flood the platform with positive images of the pop star.
- Deepfake explicit images: X restores Taylor Swift searches The Associated Press
- X Lifts Ban on Taylor Swift Searches, Days After Fake Images Spread The Wall Street Journal
- X restores Taylor Swift search function after sexually explicit deepfakes went viral NBC News
- Taylor Swift searches restored on X after sexually explicit deepfakes led to block The Hill
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