Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:39pm on 29 Jan 2024,Monday Tech Today
Social media platform X has restricted searches for Taylor Swift following the spread of explicit deepfake images of the singer online. Users attempting to search Swift's name encountered an error message, prompting X's precautionary action. Swift's fanbase, known as "Swifties," initiated a #ProtectTaylorSwift campaign to combat the offensive content. Reality Defender, a deepfake-detecting group, tracked nonconsensual explicit material on X, with AI-generated images objectifying and harming the singer. The move by X is seen as a temporary measure to address the deepfake issue, highlighting the ongoing challenge platforms face in tackling such content.
