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Explicit, fake AI-generated images sexualizing Taylor Swift began circulating online this week, quickly sparking mass outrage that may finally force a mainstream reckoning with harms caused by spreading non-consensual deepfake pornography.
A wide variety of deepfakes targeting Swift began spreading on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, yesterday.
Ars found that some posts have been removed, while others remain online, as of this writing. One X post was viewed more than 45 million times over approximately 17 hours before it was removed, The Verge reported. Seemingly fueling more spread, X promoted these posts under the trending topic “Taylor Swift AI” in some regions, The Verge reported.