Drew HarwellJan 29, 2024
New: X has now for two days blocked all searches for Taylor Swift, one of the world's biggest superstars, during a very newsy weekend for her, because it couldn't stop AI-generated sex images of her and had no other ideas. A blunt and desperate measure to accomplish a basic content-moderation task - made tougher since X, under Elon Musk's leadership, fired 80% of its workers and most of its "trust and safety" team
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/29/taylor-swift-ai-pictures/
X blocks Taylor Swift searches after fake explicit images spread

The superstar’s fans were spurred into action last week after the images, likely generated by AI, began proliferating online.

The Washington Post
Show threadDrew HarwellJan 29, 2024
Here's Elon's response:
Show threadHorst Albermann 🇪🇺🇩🇪

@drewharwell He is having fun because you are still engaging on his platform and thus have not understood what the new rules are. Twitter / X as a public good no longer exists. Only the deceptive appearance.

And that's hilarious - from his point of view. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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