Taylor Swift can't be searched for X after fake AI-generated photos
Social media users on Taylor Swift's name, We weekly can confirm.
Anyone who types the 34-year-old pop star's name into the X search bar will receive an error message. After you press Enter, a message will appear: 'Something went wrong. Try reloading.”
Lower down the page, a second note adds: “Don't worry, it's not your fault.”
While neither X, owner Elon Musk neither Swift have addressed the incident on social media, it comes shortly after an AI-generated photo scandal swept the site.
Fake explicit images of Swift, created using artificial intelligence without her consent, spread on X on Wednesday, January 24. After 5 p.m., X removed the images as reports circulated that Swift was considering legal action.
“The sexually explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift are disturbing, harmful and deeply concerning,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement released on Friday, January 26. “The development and dissemination of fake images – especially those of an indecent nature – without someone's consent should be made illegal. As a society we have it in our power to control these technologies, but we must act now before it is too late.”
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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyThe statement concluded: “We stand with Taylor and women everywhere who are victims of this type of theft of their privacy and right to autonomy.”
SAG-AFTRA – whose desire to protect artists from AI was one of the reasons actors went on strike in 2023 – further shared their support for the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. New York Congressman Joe Morelle had proposed the bill to stop the exploitation of NSFW images made from fake photos.
For some celebrities, the best way to find peace is to take a break from cyberspace, where total chaos reigns. Stars like Selena Gomez, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Hyland have taken breaks from social media to refresh their minds, their mentions and their search histories. The “Lose You to Love Me” singer, who […]
The White House, bottom President Joe BidenThe company's administration is also investigating the matter.
“Of course, Congress must take legislative action,” the press secretary said Karine Jean-Pierre said at a news conference on Friday. “That's how you deal with some of these problems.”
Jean-Pierre, 49, added: “We know that lax enforcement disproportionately impacts women and, unfortunately, girls, who are the overwhelming targets of online harassment and abuse. There obviously needs to be legislation to tackle this problem.”
The White House had earlier launched a task force in 2022 to tackle online harassment, which Jean-Pierre on Friday called a “patchwork approach.”
“The Task Force is a multi-agency effort to address online harassment and abuse, specifically targeting technology-facilitated gender-based violence,” a statement said at the time. “In consultation with survivors, advocates, educators, experts from diverse fields, and the private sector, the Task Force will develop specific recommendations to improve prevention, response, and protection efforts through programs and policies in the United States and globally.”