‘Disgusting’ Taylor Swift AI images circulated on X/Twitter despite platform rules

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pornographic deepfake images of Taylor Swift were widely circulated on Twitter/X this week, despite the platform’s rules against such media. The offensive images and the length of time it took to have them removed spawned fury from Swift’s fans and others who have expressed alarm at the “violently misogynist” nature of the pictures. Taylor Swift arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards “This is a prime example of the ways in which AI is being unleashed for a lot of nefarious reasons without enough guardrails in place to protect the public square,” Ben Decker, who runs Memetica, a digital investigations agency, told CNN. “We’re continuing to monitor and if we identify any additional violating content we’ll remove it and take appropriate action.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Citing a source close to Swift, the Mail further reports that the “Anti-Hero” singer is considering legal action against the deepfake porn site that hosted the images.