– “Taylor Swift” search temporarily blocked on X
After fake AI-generated pornographic images were broadcast on X, the search for “Taylor Swift” was temporarily suspended on the social network.
Published: 01/30/2024, 03:09 a.m. Updated: 01/30/2024, 03:10 a.m.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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If your searches for “Taylor Swift” turned up nothing on pop, American media reported.
The search for “Taylor Swift” was finally available again on Monday, although the blockage was maintained if the singer’s name was accompanied by the word “AI” (artificial intelligence).
This temporary blockage followed criticism from his fans but also from the White House and many personalities against the broadcast on X of these false pornographic images generated by AI (“deepfakes”).
Contacted by AFP, the social network of billionaire Elon Musk did not immediately respond. Quoted by the American site The Verge, Joe Benarroch, director of operations at X, assured that the blockage was a temporary “protective” measure.
A fake image of the American superstar was viewed 47 million times on X before being deleted on Thursday. According to American media, the publication remained live on the platform for approximately 17 hours.
Uncontrollable flow
The administration of President Joe Biden is “alarmed” by this affair, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday. “Unfortunately, too often we know that lack of enforcement has a disproportionate impact on women and girls, who are the main targets of online harassment,” she lamented.
Fake pornographic images of celebrities are nothing new, but activists and regulators fear AI could create an uncontrollable flood of problematic content.
And the fact that such images this time affect Taylor Swift, the most listened to artist in the world on the Spotify platform in 2023, could push players in the sector to act more firmly.
According to analysts, X is one of the largest pornographic content platforms in the world, with much more relaxed rules than Facebook or Instagram, owned by the Meta group. Last week, however, X recalled the “strict” ban on “images of non-consensual nudity”, ensuring that it applies a “zero tolerance policy on this type of content”.
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