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You Can't Search For Taylor Swift On X. Here's Why

It's to do with X's chaotic solution to Taylor Swift's deepfakes.

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X, formerly known as Twitter, faced a crisis this week as explicit deepfake videos of Taylor Swift circulated online

Despite having policies against deceptive media, X struggled to control the spread of these AI-generated videos.

In a statement on 26 January, the platform's safety team said they were "actively removing all identified images and taking appropriate actions against the accounts responsible for posting them."

In response, X blocked searches for "Taylor Swift", although some related terms remained accessible

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Terms such as "Taylor Swift AI", "Taylor AI", "Swift AI", "Taylor AI Swift," and "Taylor Swift deepfake" are still searchable on the platform, with plenty of AI-generated images still displayed under X's Media tab.

The award-winning American singer had a tongue-in-cheek response to the AI-generated visuals

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"I'm the problem, it's me," Swift's X bio currently reads.

This incident underscores the challenges platforms face in moderating AI content and has prompted concern at the White House, hinting at potential legislative action.

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