Why X Blocked Searches for Taylor Swift

If you typed Taylor Swift's name into the search on X over the weekend, you may have been surprised to see an error message. Beginning Wednesday last week, X was flooded with explicit AI-generated images of the singer, causing the platform to ban searches for her name altogether. Though the ban has been lifted, WSJ reporter Alexa Corse tells host Alex Ossola why the incident is such a big deal for X, and what it means for the future of content moderation on the platform.

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If you typed Taylor Swift's name into the search on X over the weekend, you may have been surprised to see an error message. Beginning Wednesday last week, X was flooded with explicit AI-generated images of the singer, causing the platform to ban searches for her name altogether. Though the ban has been lifted, WSJ reporter Alexa Corse tells host Alex Ossola why the incident is such a big deal for X, and what it means for the future of content moderation on the platform.

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