X (formerly Twitter) is blocking searches for Taylor Swift after suggestive AI images go viral

Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated suggestive images of singer Taylor Swift recently went viral on X, formerly Twitter. As a countermeasure, the platform blocked searches related to the artist.

According to BorderOne of the broadcasts has already reached more than 45 million views, 24 thousand broadcasts and hundreds of thousands of likes. Just 17 hours after the post, the account responsible was suspended for violating the platform’s rules.

Days later, some of the fake images were still circulating on the social network. HE Border He noted that the term “Taylor Swift AI” has become one of the most discussed topics in some regions.

Checking the website 404 Media It was concluded that the images It emerged from a group on Telegram where explicit images of celebrities created by artificial intelligence were shared.. The group uses the Microsoft Designer program to create the files.

X talks about content

Faced with the proliferation of false content, X spoke out through one of the platform’s official profiles.

Non-Consensual Nudity (NCN) images are strictly prohibited from being posted on X and we have a zero tolerance policy towards such content. Our teams are actively removing all images detected and taking appropriate action against the accounts responsible for posting them. We are close…

—Security (@Security) January 26, 2024

“Publishing non-consensual nude images on company.

“We are monitoring the situation closely to ensure that future violations are promptly addressed and content removed,” he added.

In a more drastic measure, X blocked calls about the singer from its head of commercial operations, Joe Benarroch, according to the BBC newspaper. According to the administrator, this is a temporary action to prioritize network security.

This Monday (29th), if the user tries to search for “Taylor Swift” using the X search engine, they will be sent to an error screen.

Taylor Swift’s fan base criticized X for her delay in reacting to posts and some of them still being available on the platform. As a countermeasure, the community attempted to hide images containing actual clips of the singer using hashtags.