Elon Musk might soon encounter the wrath of Taylor Swift’s dedicated fan base, famously known as the Swifties.
After AI-generated visual representations of Taylor Swift surfaced on the social media platform X, fans voiced their anger on the platform.
A specific post, accredited with a verified orange checkmark on X and reported by The Verge, amassed over 45 million views and 24,000 reposts before its removal 17 days later.
Swift’s devoted supporters expressed consistent outrage, flooding associated tags with the singer’s performance videos and calls to “protect Taylor Swift,” which gained momentum on the platform.
In an early Friday update from X’s “Safety” account, the platform seemed to acknowledge the proliferation of unauthorized images, assuring ongoing efforts to eliminate such content while closely monitoring the situation.
The update underscored X’s stringent stance against posting Non-Consensual Nudity (NCN) photos, reiterating a zero-tolerance policy towards such material. It also mentioned continuous steps to take down identified images and hold those accountable for their dissemination.
Despite these actions, certain explicit content persists on the platform. Reports from 404 Media suggest that these images have transitioned to the messaging app Telegram via X, utilizing AI to create derogatory images of women.
Since assuming leadership in 2022, Musk has made significant changes to X’s content moderation team, formerly known as Twitter, raising concerns about the platform’s capacity to effectively handle the swift propagation of misinformation and explicit content.
Criticism has been leveled against the platform for allowing the widespread dissemination of highly explicit material, including videos depicting group executions and links to apps facilitating the creation of non-consensual nude images.
The advent of AI-driven image generators has sparked concerns about the proliferation of “deepfake” or explicit images of individuals, particularly women, as these technologies become more accessible.
A troubling incident in Spain incited national outrage when AI-generated explicit images of around 20 teenage girls surfaced on social media. A UK charity report from the prior year highlighted instances where American school students utilized such technology to produce inappropriate images of their peers.
Despite a request for comment from Business Insider, which was made outside regular working hours, X is yet to furnish a response.
