Platform X stops search for Taylor Swift after deepfakes

The Internet platform X has temporarily blocked searches for the term “Taylor Swift”. The background is fake nude pictures of the US singer – so-called deepfakes, which were created with the help of artificial intelligence. X Managing Director, Joe Benarroch, said: Safety has priority. Taylor Swift is just one of many victims of the new technology: According to researchers, the number of deepfake porn has increased in recent years. Hollywood actresses and South Korean K-pop singers have also had to deal with the images. Taylor Swift fans launched a counteroffensive on X with positive shots shared under the hashtag #ProtectTaylorSwift. A number of these images and videos can still be found.