In a stunning move, social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has blocked any searches for Taylor Swift’s name in the fallout from grotesque AI images of the singer circulating widely on the site last week.
Searches for Swift’s name on Monday morning on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter yielded the error message, ‘Something went wrong. Try reloading. In case you have just about any concerns with regards to where along with how to employ adult xxx movies free, it is possible to e mail us with our web-page. ‘
‘This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue,’ Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, said in a statement. There are rumors that Swift’s legal team could be planning legal action.
One image of Swift shared on X was viewed 47 million times before the account was suspended, according to a New York Times report. The company was widely criticized for its seemingly slow response to the emergence of the pictures, boold xxx eventually suspending the account where they originated.
Since billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, he has been criticized for his own controversial posts and his efforts to overhaul the platform’s content moderation policies. Many advertisers on the platform have pulled back spending, fearful of appearing next to harmful posts.
An X executive said that the drastic action to block all searches of Taylor Swift’s name was ‘temporary’ as the company seeks to ‘prioritize safety’
This is the message that greets users who attempt to search for Swift on X
The message assures users that it isn’t their fault that Swift content isn’t coming up on search
The singer is the seventh most followed person on X. At the time of writing, users cannot even look up her profile. Despite being so popular, Swift has only posted 816 messages. By comparison, number six on the list, her former love rival Katy Perry, has posted 12,000 tweets.