'Lawyers are at work': Swifties sent into a frenzy as Taylor Swift disappears from X searches

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Swift has dominated global discussions recently due to a scandal involving her AI-generated images. Amid widespread support from fans and major organizations, Swift's presence on X has temporarily disappeared from search results.

The 'Taylor Swift AI' trend emerged a few days ago, featuring explicit AI-generated images of the 'Lover' singer circulating on the internet. Swifties, expressing their anger, initiated the 'Protect Taylor Swift' movement.

In response to the incident, a source close to Swift revealed her fury and mentioned the possibility of pursuing legal action against the accounts responsible for disseminating the images.

Adding to the support, SAG-AFTRA released a statement condemning the incident and advocating for the prohibition of AI-generated image development.

Taylor Swift disappears from X searches

As reported by CNN, on Saturday, searching for 'Taylor Swift' on X resulted in an error message following the circulation of explicit AI-generated images of the 'Anti-hero' singer the previous week.

According to CNN, X's search function now only displays results for Swift under its 'Media' and 'List' tabs. However, it is still possible to search for Swift using various boolean operators. Inputting 'Taylor Swift' with quotation marks or 'Taylor AND Swift' produces normal search results under all of X’s search function tabs, as per CNN.

Notably, the search function error message is not present on platforms like Instagram or Reddit. The unauthorized images of Swift, portraying her in inappropriate and explicit ways, garnered tens of millions of views on X before being removed.

CNN reports that X, like other major social media platforms, prohibits the sharing of "synthetic, manipulated, or out-of-context media that may deceive or confuse people and lead to harm." The company clarified in a statement to CNN on Saturday, “This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue."

The recent incident also drew attention from the White House, expressing concern over the development and dissemination of deepfakes.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre highlighted the need for increased accountability from both social media platforms and lawmakers to protect privacy and combat gender-based violence in the wake of the viral AI-generated explicit images of Swift.

Internet users assert that the 'lawsuit' is happening

A user wrote, "Oh the lawyers are at work we love to see it."

Another wrote, "She is the fastest suer I know. She gets down, she don’t play…."

A user commented, "Oh that lawsuit is really happening."

Someone else noteed, "Swifties lost, but it’s only temporary so they can get to the bottom of this AI nonsense."

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