Over the weekend, X blocked searches for “Taylor Swift” after an AI-generated image depicting the pop star in a sexual pose went viral.
Searches for “Taylor Swift” and “Taylor Swift AI” on X returned error messages on Saturday and Sunday, but Elon Musk’s platform allows variations of search terms such as “Taylor Swift photos AI.” was.
X admitted that it was intentionally blocking search phrases for the time being.
In a statement sent to multiple media outlets, Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at “I was attacked,” he said.
President Joe Biden’s administration and mainstream news outlets have stepped up efforts to protect the left-wing pop star after a fake image of Taylor Swift went viral.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday that she is “alarmed by reports of the circulation of false images” and that social media companies need to better enforce their own rules. said.
“But sadly, lax enforcement disproportionately affects women and, sadly, girls, who are the overwhelming targets of online harassment and abuse. We know that all too often.”
As reported by Breitbart News, one of the images shows the singer naked in Kansas City Chiefs-themed red and white body paint, with “F*K ME” written across her chest. is scrawled on it. Swift is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and she has become a staple at Chiefs games.
The decision to protect Taylor Swift comes after the platform allowed the spread of a fake AI-generated image showing the former Donald Trump surrounded by young girls on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane. It was carried out in response to the
As reported by Breitbart News, Disney’s Marvel star Mark Ruffalo disseminated the image to his millions of followers before a correction was added saying the image was generated by AI, but Trump The AI image remains on the X.
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