X blocks Taylor Swift searches: What to know about the viral AI deepfakes

Social media platform X has blocked searches for one of the world's most popular personalties, Taylor Swift, after explicit artificial intelligence images of the singer-songwriter went viral. The deepfakes flooded several social media sites from Reddit to Facebook. This has renewed calls to strengthen legislation around AI, particularly when it is misused for sexual harassment. Here's what you need to know about the Swift episode and legality around deepfakes. On Wednesday, AI-generated, sexually explicit images began circulating on social media sites, particularly gaining traction on X.