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American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs during her The Eras Tour concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on August 7, 2023.
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Social media users may have noticed on Saturday that they couldn’t find Taylor Swift’s name on X, just days after a non-consensual sexual deepfake of the pop star went viral.
Whenever Swift’s name was typed into the search box on the X, the message “Something went wrong. Try reloading” would appear.
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This comes after deepfake Xs depicting Swift nude and in sexual scenarios were broadcast on Wednesday. Images can be created using artificial intelligence tools that develop new, simulated images, or by taking an actual photograph and “unfolding” it.
It’s unclear where the photos came from, but they include a watermark that suggests they came from a website known for publishing fake nude photos of celebrities. The website has a section dedicated to “AI deepfakes”.
The account that posted the photos received more than 27 million views and more than 260,000 likes in 19 hours before it was suspended.
Many of Swift’s fans said that the deepfake was removed due to a massive reporting campaign. X has been called out in the past for its failure to promptly address sexually explicit deepfakes appearing on the site.
According to an analysis conducted by Blackbird.AI, the singer’s fans have flooded the hashtag “Taylor Swift AI” with positive messages about her work using AI technology to protect organizations from narrative-driven online attacks. Does it. The hashtag “Protect Taylor Swift” also began trending on Twitter.
Some users celebrated the removal of Swift’s name from the X’s search function. One user wrote that this was “the first step taken for her safety.”
“Stop searching for Taylor Swift AI photos now. That AI creator will go to hell. We got your Tai back,” the user posted on Saturday.
Another posted, “Now you can’t find Taylor Swift happy and sad at the same time on Twitter.”
