X blocks searches for Taylor Swift after deepfake image spread

The graphic, fake images of Swift began to appear online last week, with fans of the singer quickly mobilising to swamp the platform with real images of the star

Social media platform X has blocked searches linked to Taylor Swift after fake, AI-generated explicit images of the pop star were posted to the site (Doug Peters/PA)

Social media platform X has blocked searches linked to Taylor Swift after fake, AI-generated explicit images of the pop star were posted to the site.

Attempted searches for “Taylor Swift” currently return no results on the platform, formerly known as Twitter, with users instead shown an automated error message.