- Judith Akatugba
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Following the widespread distribution of sexually explicit photos of pop singer Taylor Swift last week, an executive from social networking site X announced on Sunday that the platform has disabled users from searching for the singer.
“Something went wrong” was the result of Sunday afternoon Swift searches on the social media site formerly known as Twitter. Would you like to try loading again?
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“This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue,” stated Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X.
Following her record-breaking world tour and her rise to the position of most-streamed musical artist in the world, Swift was proclaimed Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2023.
Karine Jean-Pierre, press secretary for the White House, expressed her concern over the bogus photographs on Friday, calling them “alarming” and stating that social media companies should do more to stop the spread of false information.
During a news briefing, Jean-Pierre stated that women are disproportionately impacted by the lack of enforcement against fraudulent images, which may be generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
The New York Times said that before X’s suspension, one of Swift’s images had 47 million views.
Elon Musk, a billionaire, has been under fire for his attempts to change Twitter’s policy on content moderation and for his own controversial tweets since he bought the company in 2022. For fear of having their ads shown next to inappropriate content, several sponsors on the site have reduced their investment.
X has claimed that “healthy” posts receive the vast bulk of the content views. Together with X CEO Linda Yaccarino, Musk has proposed a new policy dubbed “freedom of speech, not reach” that limits the reach of certain messages without removing them entirely.
Swift, who is romantically involved with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is anticipated to attend a National Football League (NFL) playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs at 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT), hence the search limits.
