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Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls for US legislation

Explicit images of the popstar were spread millions of times on social media before being removed.

US politicians have called for new laws to criminalise the creation of deepfake images, after explicit faked photos of Taylor Swift were viewed millions of times online. She noted that women had been targeted by the technology "for years", adding that with "advancements in AI, creating deepfakes is easier & cheaper". "Whether the victim is Taylor Swift or any young person across our country, we need to establish safeguards to combat this alarming trend," he added.

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