X blocking “Taylor Swift” searches as explicit AI images spread was a blunt measure to accomplish a basic moderation task after gutting “trust and safety” staff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @vrandecic@mas.to : Interesting choice: someone seemingly flooded Twitter with fake nudes of Taylor Swift. Instead of removing them, Twitter currently blocks any searches for “Taylor Swift” - but as soon as you type “Tay” it suggests “Taylor Swift Fotos”, which does not get blocked. — #twitter #taylorswift … SarahBurnout / @homelessjun@mas.to : it is pretty telling that they cannot block taylor swift deepfakes so they block taylor swift anything and everything. — oh my, the sheer competence!