X (formerly Twitter), owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has blocked searches for Taylor Swift after deepfake images went viral on the platform.
Right now, searching for anything related to Taylor Swift will result “Something went wrong” message.
X posted a statement nearly a day after the pictures showed up saying that it was “actively removing all identified images” and taking action against accounts posting them. The site explicitly bans non-consensual nudity and synthetic and manipulated media.
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