Taylor Swift AI Outrage TikTok Suspends Accounts

Taylor Swift AI Deepfakes Cause Outrage Before TikTok Suspends Accounts

Fake nude images of Taylor Swift created with AI were posted on TikTok and went viral

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The images received over 27 million views and 260,000 likes before the account was suspended

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Swift has faced recent backlash for supporting her NFL player partner by attending games

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TikTok bans manipulated media that causes harm but has failed to address deepfakes

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Swift's fans started a campaign to mass-report the images and accounts posting them

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Two accounts were suspended after fans reported them for "abusive behavior"

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There's no US law specifically criminalizing nonconsensual sexual deepfakes

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A lawyer said tech platforms should use AI to automatically detect and remove deepfakes, as human moderation fails to stop their rapid spread

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