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X blocks searches for Taylor Swift on its site

Twitter says the move is to prioritise safety, after fake explicit images of the singer went viral.

Social media platform X has blocked searches for Taylor Swift after explicit AI-generated images of the singer began circulating on the site. She added that there should be legislation to tackle the misuse of AI technology on social media, and that platforms should also take their own steps to ban such content on their sites. "We believe they have an important role to play in enforcing their own rules to prevent the spread of misinformation and non-consensual, intimate imagery of real people," Ms Jean-Pierre said.

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