Fake but convincing explicit images of pop singer were viewed tens of millions of times on X and Telegram, prompting outcry from US politicians
The rapid online spread of deepfake pornographic images of Taylor Swift has renewed calls, including from US politicians, to criminalise the practice, in which artificial intelligence is used to synthesise fake but convincing explicit imagery.
The images of the US popstar have been distributed across social media and seen by millions this week. Previously distributed on the app Telegram, one of the images of Swift hosted on X was seen 47m times before it was removed.
About Author
More Stories
Male mosquitoes to be genetically engineered to poison females with semen in Australian research
Bizarre Australian mole even more unusual than first thought, new research reveals
Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again | John Naughton