X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches after spread of fake explicit images

Taylor Swift stands on the field after an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually-explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site.

The search has been reactivated and the social media platform "will continue to be vigilant for any attempt to spread this content and will remove it if we find it," Joe Benarroch, head of business operations at X, said in a statement on Monday.