X/Twitter fails to remove non-consensual AI deepfake images of Taylor Swift
Date: 2024-01
Affected: Taylor Swift / X users
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Sexually explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift spread on X for hours before takedowns, garnering tens of millions of views and prompting US federal proposals to criminalize non-consensual deepfake imagery.


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