everything you NEED to know about *those* Taylor Swift deepfakes
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- Опубликовано: 25 янв 2024
- a bit of a serious topic today, but a very important one to discuss nonetheless. today we're discussing the troubling rise of AI-generated revenge p*rn content, including a particularly vicious bout that targeted taylor swift. this video discusses the proliferation of this kind of content online, why it's happening, and what we can potentially do to stop it. works cited in this video:
The Taylor Swift deepfakes are a warning, Casey Newton, Platformer: www.platformer.news/taylor-sw...
(I really recommend his reporting on Elon Musk's Twitter takeover as well for a more in-depth understanding of how the trust and safety team was gutted)
Google and Bing put nonconsensual deepfake p*rn at the top of some search results, Kat Tenbarge, NBC: www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet...
Trolls have flooded X with graphic Taylor Swift AI fakes, Jess Weatherbed, The Verge: www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24...
Taylor Swift Is Living Every Woman’s AI P*rn Nightmare, Janus Rose, VICE news: www.vice.com/en/article/qjvaj...
Understanding how norms shape digital spaces, New Public: newpublic.substack.com/p/unde...
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I don’t understand the fans who feel like they need to see the picture to comment on this. Like, even if you don’t share it, someone has to share it in a accessible place for you to see it in the first place, like that’s really bad, people shouldn’t engage with that. And also, why these people are so curious about it? I don’t get wanting to see that
@@filipeeeeeeeee5615SAME! I’m a very curious, nosey person. But I have absolutely no desire to see any of those violating photos.
@@vgs1259then don’t. But do not be an authoritarian. No laws were broken. This is pure insanity due to Taylor being such an important asset to Globo Homo Corp. If you don’t like this make a law and change things.
@@vgs1259same it’s just very disturbing and strange and I rlly don’t understand why anyone would deliberately seek these images
First world problems.
the lengths that men will go to punish women for existing is crazy.
This!
It really is so very crazy. What the hell goes on in their minds?
I hate this happened so much
@@bfly5990 awful people do awful things man
Right?! We are bombarded with so many levels of patriarchal abuse everyday. I really hope Tay sues them all.
1st amendment protected satire
people need to be prosecuted for this and it must be treated as a form of SA
ABSOLUTELY.
Heck yes!!
I agree but given how the US generally handles SA… I don’t have much hope.
@@chelleymarie2129 tayvoodoo is a powerful thing dw
Well it really can’t. Sexual harassment for sure though
Gurl.... Regardless of whether you like Tay or not, I think we can all agree that doing stuff like this to literally ANYONE, especially over a fucking football game, is beyond disgusting. The people who generated these photos need to be sued to the fullest extent.
This video is literally about how terrible it is. What are you even talking about?
@theswiftologist I was basically directing my comment to anyone regardless of whether they like Taylor or not and saying that what's happening to her is beyond disgusting. I wasn't referring to you in particular. Sorry if I didn't get my point across very well.
no worries
@theswiftologist Oh OK NP. Love your channel btw!
thank you!! @@magicmicah05
I hope this results in legislation to criminalize ai deepfakes. We already have so many minors that are having to deal with this. It’s awful.
I also hope that as a society, we don't condemn minors in the future who are directly affected by defakes. I don't want to live in fear that somebody who has beef with me could just go onto an AI website and ruin my future career in a matter of 5 minutes.
one little girl took her own life after having this happen to her. the fact that no laws or ways to combat this have been passed yet is ghastly
YEEES! I think this can really be a starting point to stop deepfakes. They are a real problem that only someone (with extreme amounts of money and influence) like taylor can stop. I feel awful knowing that she has to deal with this but also hopeful because lots of women have to deal with this just by existing or having a small presence on the internet and maybe she can help end this once and for all.
as a woman this is just something that needs to happen. It's disheartening and awful
It already is illegal to genorate deepfakes of minors, its even illegal to do artistic drawings of not only underage ppl sexually. Even non real characters that are considered underage in their own universe in most countries (underage cartoons etc)
i really hope taylor sues and this starts a chain of laws and regulations about AI, can also other countries to take this action!!
it’s really scary and disturbing women and people are facing this horrible, even life-ruining situation
I'm wondering whether there is even a legal base for any charges. Laws about AI (deep fakes) are pretty much non-existent and defamation is super hard to prove...
The world, and especially the US, really need to do something though. I read about a case years ago, where some p*dophiles took the picture of a girl posted by her mother and turned her image in to a s*x doll. The mother tried to sue when she stumbled across the website which sold these dolls, but it turned out there's only around 10 states this is illegal in. Truly sick.
If anyone can do it...
Gone are the days when "all" you had to worry about is a shitty ex sharing your private pics online... (Or have a dumb ex lose his phone that has sensitive pics of you) , or have a particularly extreme paparazzi sneaking a pic of you...
now any old dirty sock on the street can generate obscene pics of you without you knowing from the sweaty comfort of their rolly office chair.
@@butimartistic exactly, and it’s fucking dangerous..
while the topic is absolutely despicable, i'm constantly amazed at how professional and consistent all of your uploads are. i'm assuming this is an emergency video and yet there's not a second wasted, no stumbling over words, just a clean and concise script delivered in an expert manner providing all the info about the issue along with the broader context. all of that ON TOP of your weekly uploads and additional Patreon content. seriously, thank you!!!
I really appreciate you noticing
This person has been profiting off Taylor for years as if he is some kind of psychologist, nitpicking everything about her life, career and personality. And each time you can see it getting more and more belittling. A clean and concise script as you stated, he does this well and it's why I believe he's one of the most dangerous people existing. And I worry for Taylor, this is heading somewhere that's not going to end well for her at all and you're all here watching it in real time.
@@iluvfri3ndsget a brain
@@iluvfri3nds”the most dangerous person existing” babe… Bffr 😂😂😂
@@iluvfri3ndshis work is what drove me to appreciate Taylor’s music and artistry. So while that may be YOUR opinion, please don’t speak for others. It’s also good to have balanced accounts of things. I watch for the thoughtful discussion.
Please don’t project your own worries onto others. We love this channel.
Privacy lawyer here, from Europe. There are soooo many things to say about this. Taylor could, theoretically, ask Google to NOT show results with these deep fakes but it'd only work for european users, there's no obligation to do that outside of the EU (but TS has a good relationship with google so maybe it'd be possible). Regarding legislation, in Europe we're far better protected against actions like these, big fines could be put in place (billions for Meta because of the gdpr, for example) and AI regulation (AI Act) is on the way (the document leaked a few days ago and we're (lawyers, DPOs, etc) all studying it). That being said, there's a saying in spanish that goes kind of like "you cannot build doors in the meadow", we can mitigate the impact but once something is on the internet it is incredibly difficult to erase it, almost impossible. To that, we have to add the fact that we don't know how these models are trained or with which kind of information. There were news recently that LAION (a database for AI) had CSAM/images and many famous AI models have been trained with those images... I mean, it goes far beyond the result the app can give you and it is such a complex topic with so many private interests at stake, geopolitical interests... I am truly horrified by the news, I haven't seen any picture which means my twitter is clean of garbage-people. And yes, "it's been a long time coming", we need to look for other options, it is time for users to take back control of their personal information, not just in Europe but everywhere. The positive side is that TS has a huge influence so I hope we can get something positive out of this, even if it's just people learning how important THEIR privacy & data protection is.
LOVE GETTING A MEATY SMART COMMENT LIKE THIS !!!!
1st amendment protected satire
@@theswiftologistmy exact sentiment to this piece of content! I wrote a comment about this but that’s a perfect explanation. MEATY. This video was exceptional & so is this comment ❤
@@DeRocco21 No country does satire and free speech better than France, we have a free press with magazines like Charlie Hebdo (which you might have heard of given that they were victims of terrorist attacks a few years back). Spreading false information and deep fakes goes beyond satire or freedom of speech.
"i don't like taylor swift but" "i hate taylor swift but" these fragile humans, who need to assert their personal feelings on someone before defending them against something terrible. GOD FORBID someone would ever think you LIKED taylor swift for defending her against very graphic and nonconsensual AI ....god we can't have that
I don’t understand why people have the disclaimer for her like that. It’s so f weird.
I really hope Elon realizes that regulations are needed in certain cases to protect the common good. Honestly, Elon has done so much for the advancement of humanity through spearheading Tesla. I drive a Tesla and I don’t think Elon is inherently evil. But he has an opportunity right now to safe guard social media for the good of women and others that would be heinously bullied or exploited. I really hope he steps up to the plate since he wanted to be a player in the social media game. He should have stuck to Tesla and MARS FFS
I am a big Taylor Swift fan but.. I think they are trying to seem unbiased or help explain why this isn't just a problem for Taylor Swift. Which is key for getting majority support to try and stop things like this happening. It could happen to other celebrities they ARE fans of and it could even happen to them..
@@scenepunk09 That phrase makes them seem more biased in my mind imo. You don't hear that for her other recent peer artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Lana Del Rey, The Bleachers / Jack, when they want to come in with an opinion.
@@aaliyahfoster2705 Its hard to be unbiased about celebrities. I find that those who are not fans of Taylor REALLY find her annoying because hearing her music and about her life is unavoidable as opposed to the other artists you mentioned.
I thought what Madeline said really hit the nail on the head.
it was very eloquent
This is why I quit Twitter. I didn’t feel safe on that platform anymore. We are living in a dystopia and this is the tip of the iceberg.
yup yup yup it's the bad place. and not long for this world! elon is running it into the ground
@@theswiftologist. I left it the day he took it over and never been back. And no desire to or miss it. It’s an emotionally exhausting place.
This and the fact that even before elon, with the pandemic that social media created a chronically online monster of a culture where everything is discussed passionately (not rationally) at length but superficially at the same time which is crazy.
I left Twitter in early 2022, and it did so much for my mental health, I remembered that most things that are problematized there aren’t actual problems that real life people talk about in person. Like, can you imagine having a Twitter discussion in person? No! It would be extremely weird.
I now get my news from credible established newspapers but I know they aren’t that trustworthy 100% of the time so I’ve also been checking independent journalism here on RUclips. And I must say it’s been worlds better than the Twitter discussions I would read through to catch up with things
Thank goodness I left it after college (like several years ago). I got sick of that site's flood of garbage reposts surfacing over original posts from close friends. I didn't even hear about this disgusting AI thing until this video so I must be on the better side of the internet.
@theswiftologist I LOVE ❤ your videos! Your content is truly thought-provoking and soo well written! May I make a suggestion? When you read your script, it sounds really monotone making it hard to listen to. I listen anyway because the content is so good, but I imagine there are some viewers you’re missing out on just cause of this. I want your channel to grow and wish you all the best! 😊❤
I don’t know how more people realize that deep fakes are the same as revenge p.rn or abusive p.rn.
Just because it’s AI generated it doesn’t mean it can’t destroy your self steem, attack your privacy, and it’s an attack on your freedom and dignity.
It’s so depressing as a woman to see people try to defend these images with “but she’s a billionaire!” Like if it’s happening to even the most privileged women in society… what about regular women like us?
also her being a billionaire doesn’t mean she deserves to be exploited and abused. she has rights and feelings just like the rest of us
@@julianamartinez9737 fr
Exactly
It’s insane that a comment of mine on a fitness video on IG where I was asking the Physician who posted the video for advice about a lifting injury I sustained last year, got taken down immediately for “violating community guidelines” but people can get away with commenting things like wishing death, racial slurs, blatant homophobia because when you report these comments, it’s like X just laughs in your face and says “haha sorry, don’t have time.”… something has to be done about that.
the content moderation team is legit two raccoons in a trench coat like its a joke
Bro instagram deleted my response to an incel before for being “hateful” like TF WHY CAN THE INcel saying all women are horrible can comment??
Also instagram keeps deleting my comments as “spam” recently like CRAZY. Normal comments I’ll leave are marked with spam. Instagrams algorithm is trash, and the app is so toxic I’ve barely touched it.
Hoping Taylor and her team give Twitter and Elon ABSOLUTEL HELL. Tayvoodoo do your thing.
I’m breaking out my black candles and sage as we speak
reputation TV can't arrive at the station fast enough.
Tayvoodoo
Elon has nothing to do with this. He has better things to do than crying about a few pics 💀 and Taylor can't sue him so....
Disgusting. This is disgusting. I’m praying for the downfall of people who do this, not just to Taylor but the girls who can’t do anything about it.
I will never understand how something like this could not be flagged immediately. (Stupid harmless jokes get taken down all of the time). These deep fakes become more and more concerning not only in election years but for the average person- as we have sadly seen of late. It is so disturbing. I love keeping up with you and my sports on twitter but this was the nail in the coffin for me. Even what I’ve seen you go through has been quite shocking and just speaks to what a dark place a platform like this can go so quickly. I hope we can create real change as it pertains to things like this. I truly worry about the generation after me and their wellbeing. Thanks for taking the time to make another thoughtful video on this topic. Protect your peace, Zach ♥️
Thank you for watching!!
They lost a football game and responded with extreme abuse. I can't even imagine the emotions of Taylor and other celebrities who are victims of this abuse on such a wide scale. Truly appalling.
I don’t think it has anything to do with losing a football game. They’re just doing it to attack her being there.
Football stans are gross. They started attacking and doxxing the Bills player who missed the field goal which brought the Chiefs into the lead.
Such terrors. Men honestly suck
Thank you for speaking about it!! 🙏 They hate Taylor because they are miserable and seeing someone who is the opposite of that triggers them big time!! Her, being a beautiful successful woman, makes it ten times worse because there is none more hateful than a pathetic misogynist, sinking in their own fears and insecurities…
As someone who experienced sexual assault I felt personally affected by it… So utterly disgusting… I’m lost for words…
A beautiful statement. Me too experiencing sexual assault.
My heart just breaks for young people trying to navigate life
What’s shameful & SICK is seeing some WOMEN on FB laughing about it or saying Taylor deserves it. Special place in hell for those people.
@@wwpetko-6760They Are already there… The pathetic life they must have to do so..
Not only are the photos disgusting, but the responses I've seen from so many people (mostly men) downplaying it or outright expressing glee has been depressing. No one deserves this and a 14 year old girl already took her own life after it happened to her.
as a victim of SA myself i truly cannot imagine how taylor feels about these images. to know that images of your body can be manufactured in a sexual nature must be the most gutting/heartbreaking/hopeless feeling you can have, even if you haven’t been sexually harassed/assaulted. it’s so truly disheartening and idk what to say, considering the fact that there are people out there saying “Well the bright side is that this happened to taylor swift so something will change”. No. There is no bright side to this, and the fact that we expect victims to CHANGE THE CULTURE is disgusting when we should be expecting the perpetrators of such a sexually violating issue to NOT SEXUALLY VIOLATE (wild idea ik).
side note: i know this is a ramble that’s not that well pieced together it’s just stirring up a lot of emotions rn and i just hope taylor’s team friends and travis are really rallying behind her rn as im sure they are.
@banquetoftheleviathan1404 Do not try to make this better because it wasn't technically her physical body in those photos - it was her face and from what I've heard the photos looked realistic enough that it was surely damaging to Taylor. I'm not going to look them up to confirm that, but nonetheless, this is bad and if Taylor feels in any way violated she is justified in that, just as I would be justified if this happened to me.
Don't try to "Well actually" trauma. Just f off if that's what you want to do here.
@@banquetoftheleviathan1404it quite literally isn’t that. the only reason people care about the images that were spread is because the LIKENESS IS TAYLOR SWIFT… that’s the whole appeal. it doesn’t matter if it was AI generated or photoshopped, those people were using Taylor’s IP (her face, cultural relevancy, etc.) to violate & abuse her existing REAL LIFE image.
Am I the only one who (at 21 years old) is completely DONE with social media? I mean, I'll watch RUclips (selectively), but everything besides that just gives me more stress and frustration than joy at this point.
Yes, same here. I’m over it.
Just like she did for artists owning their masters and streaming services paying their artists fairly, I have a feeling Taylor will again fight for this and set a precedent to prevent it happening to anyone else.
There absolutely needs to be regulations- there are MINORS who have dealt with this. The creators of those images need to be criminalized. It’s sexual assault and I saw how sadly one young teenager unali*ed themselves because of it. Horrifying. Something must be done.
She couldn’t even get the public in her side when Kanye used a fake naked Taylor in his music video that’s been up for 8 years now.
She needs to sue. I mean sue EVERY single person involved. Sue them until they’re left with nothing.
I've noticed the criticism you've received on Twitter for expressing your opinions about Taylor. It's essential for people to understand that diverse opinions and constructive criticism contribute to an artist's growth and creativity. Your vocal stance on the issue is refreshing, and I'm pleased to see you addressing it. Some have labeled you a "fake Swiftie" for your critiques, but I appreciate your sincerity. I hope Taylor is doing well, and those engaging in inappropriate actions should face consequences.
agreed, and on Zach's point in the second half of this video- it's also important for a community to have people who disagree with each other and also aren't afraid to express those dissenting opinions. someone having an opinion you don't agree with is not a personal attack! and trying to scare people into agreeing with you is toxic at best, a clear attempt into facilitating an echo chamber of a community that can turn borderline culty. not only is it "okay" for people within a community to disagree with each other, it's HEALTHY and NECESSARY. but a lot of people- young fan communities especially- tend to have trouble even recognizing that. It just speaks to the wider problems of online communities and social norms Zach pointed out in this video.
Thank you for your video about this. I've only watched the first few minutes, but you explained perfectly how I - a huge Swiftie, without a Twitter account - had to hear about this from my work colleagues - all men, not Swifties, but WITH Twitter accounts. I'm honestly very proud that I didn't see anything about it on my Instagram. Twitter is vile.
The idea of a bunch of men telling you, a swiftie, this information because they encountered it on their straight men algorithms literally makes my skin crawl.....
I hope that Taylor sues and starts the ball rolling on laws and regulation about AI. Because if one of the most famous women in the World’s images aren’t taken down until they were up for 17 hours, what hope do the rest of us have? This situation makes me absolutely disgusted and very glad I left Twitter last year I saw someone respond "I don't know why but knowing she wouldn't want these out there... makes it hotter" and instantly, that man belongs in jail YIKES
HELP that’s so backwards!!!
You dumb normies thinking the government can do anything to stop AI or deepfakes is hilarious. It’s already too late. 😂
I had no idea this happened. With Taylor's power, I hope that she will be able to bring positive change to this issue.
I hope Taylor can bring awareness to this issue but I also hate how she always has to carry the weight against these really vile sides to fame
The worst part is these men aren't facing the consequences of doing disgusting and dehumanizing things like this. They know what they're doing is wrong and are trying to hide from their 'hate wave', so the fact that no one is doing anything against them is so frustrating. I remember one of them even said that they have done something like this to Jenna Ortega before the Taylor Swift AI situation. Overall, I'm glad that the situation has come to light early enough before they get to other women.
Womp womp roastie
Bro why you saying it like "all men" do that to women?? It could be a fucking women behind that screen and you wouldn't say shit💀 quit being a sexist
Imagine if it was their daughter. They’d want to kill the man who did it to them. Double standards
twitter is such a good idea in theory, open dialogue is a good thing but the abuse it generates is the amalgamation of the ‘no consequences’ speech online and free speech absolutists, have your free speech but we need consequences for action online that you would recieve irl
totally, a big part of prosocial norms is the intervention part! we do need to bring back a degree of shame to discourage people from behaving anti socially
Taylor needs to sue and get legislation passed to protect all women from this. She has the power and the means.
Sadly she has the means to sue the people who did this. But in the face of the grimy men (majority) who determine the laws, she doesn’t have the power.
I understand where you're coming from, but she doesn't have to do anything. If she wants to sue, that's great, truly! But going to court over this or engaging in any way could be deeply traumatizing for her (even more than it already is). Getting legislation passed is not her responsibility.
Thank you! I have commented on a few of your videos, i absolutely love your content. You are so articulate, intelligent, thorough and so passionate and aware. This video particularly is so important and very successfully done. I appreciate the time and energy you take to not just educate us on fun (or not fun) aspects of Taylor and pop culture, but to do such a thorough analysis and explanation and advocacy about this situation, flawlessly executing, defending and educating your point. I hope these videos get as much attention as they truly deserve, this is not a subject to be ignored and unfortunately I also feel the pertinence of the matter and I foresee a huge and expedited downward spiral epidemic if we do not start dealing with this in a timely or serious way. Please continue to advocate on this one, I truly believe your gift of spirit is educating others in such a way as well as being a voice for reason. This could easily be an uprising epidemic that involves every demographic as well as careers, family, and the world, collectively, if we dont start proactively controlling the chaos. Well done. By the way, out of curiosity. Are you a college student or a higher education graduate? I am 30 and I reckon youre probably a lot younger, but I gotta be honest, in my adult life as well as a previous student at a very high ranking university... you have such a way of articulation, language, communication and a scholarly vibe, that is bounds above most of the folks ive encountered that have doctorates in some sort of academia. I hope you take over the world lol
The actress Xochitl Gomez talked about this happening to her when she was on Taylor Lautner's podcast. She's still underage and that was the first time I had heard about this especially that its even allowed to happen to minors without repercussions. It's appalling that this is common and also has been happening to Taylor when she was so young. Obviously this affects everyone, but i've also noticed in terms of It's interesting to me the way people tend to make these videos for people who have relatively clean public personas. To me it reads as if they can't stand women who don't sexualize themselves the way the larger culture expects. It saddens me that many celebs wont take legal action because they feel its a lost cause due to the already fast paced proliferation of these images, but as you said it's happening to non celebs as well, so I wish they would use their large platforms to realize this is a problem that extends beyond the world of celebrity.
the thing is, if i was a celeb - i would be scared that if i pushed against this trying to support legislation or speak on it publicly, people would make my deepfakes. the fear of retaliation and its consequences are really scary. because you are right, this has been going on since the age of photoshop and even these ai fakes on twt are not limited to taylor swift, its that the few football incels who wanted to humiliate / degrade ts felt powerful while spreading and making such images - punishing her for being in "their" space, which is why this spread to the extent it did. twitter's rules (or lack of them) certainly didnt help.
the xochitl gomez podcast clip made me so mad, i cant even. the lukewarm response and the inability to do anything about stuff like this is insane and a twitter boycott is the only way to go forward. im afraid people wont do it though, in this day and age people just cant be alone with their thoughts at all.
when i heard her talk about this my heart literally broke I feel so awful for her
INCREDIBLE VIDEO! It needed to be said. I’ll add, the algorithms on social media sites track EVERYTHING that you do on them. Not just your posts, but your likes, what you comment on and even what you look at. If you look at a tweet for a little bit longer than the others, if you open up the replies and scroll through, the algorithm takes that into account and will show you more. You have the ability to cultivate what you see. If you see something you don’t want to see, scroll past it. Don’t look at the replies, don’t comment, don’t even linger. Just move on.
So true and this is a boundary we all need to learn to draw for ourselves. It's our choice what we consume ultimately
Thanks for this video. Very educational and I’ve deleted the Twitter app because of it. I only used it to follow the swifties fandom and you make a great argument that there are plenty of other platforms to do that on. Thankfully I was working yesterday and didn’t see these images but just unconscionable that the images were up that long.
Was just getting ready to watch one of your old videos and then you uploaded :)
your professionalism is so inspiring to me as a creator! i’m not a swiftie but i’m super obsessed with your channel and you’ve really enlightened me on issues that touch on wider, global issues that need to be discussed. amazing content!
I absolutely love your Taylor content BUT THIS FED ME in a way I was not expecting! You introduced me to concepts I’ve never really considered. You took a stance to better humanity and backed everything up with facts, resources etc. I’ve said it before & I will say it again. You are a TRUE JOURNALIST THROUGH AND THROUGH!!! I will not be surprised if I see your work in the most well regarded & prestigious publications in the industry, or even if you start your own & become the top resource. You truly have a gift that far exceeds the majority & I hope you see that in yourself & KNOW that your future will be so very bright if you keep pushing forward ❤
I like you so much. Just thought I would say that. I'm 63--hate to see that in writing--but when I see you have posted I know I will get interesting, intelligent and insightful content!
thank you so much!
this might be a stupid question, but i never understood why she did not sue Kanye for defamation in the Famous music video?
and how is that legal or how does that stay up on youtube for 7 years? it’s truly horrendous
She tried to. Specifically for him using her image/repesentation without her permission… But it was rejected because it wasn’t ‘her’ it was ‘her likeness’.
The USA is so behind on so many things, this being one of them.
As a young girl, I feel really scared about what and how deep fakes would be used to hurt women of any age, I feel scared that someone might be a little too mad and post something that could compromise me. I feel so sorry for Taylor, I feel bad because all she was doing was supporting someone she loves and people can't seem to understand she is not trying to hurt or attack them.
This is truly horrifying and scary. My heart goes out to taylor because as a person who has watched the internet grow from nothing this is truly every woman's worst nightmare. I hope she takes legal action and her influence can help us make more stingent laws. Something similar happened with two indian actresses a few months ago and it did rock the nation. Also zac can i just say you are an excellent journalist. I would really love to see a channel where you report on cybercrime and such issues. Your ability to convey such a delicate it truly worth appreciation.
Thank you so much! I would love to make a second channel
I was so excited to see your face when I opened YT and now I just feel sick. Thanks for addressing this. ❤
Thanks for speaking out about this situation. It's horrifying that this continues unchecked. I saw the posts about the images yesterday and never looked for or saw any of the images, but am thoroughly disgusted at the description I read about one of the images. It is criminal this is allowed to proliferate unchecked. E-Loon must be beyond depraved and brain dead to allow this to continue. My immediate response has been to delete the Twitter app from my devices, and I will no longer access their content when linked on sites I frequent. Thanks again for explaining the origins of this revenge porn content. I think it is very important to understand where responsibility lies.
Boycott Twitter! Why is anyone still on it??? Tell your followers where you're moving to and the GTFO.
I love you so much! You are the ONLY person that I listen to the entire adds on your videos.
The amount of absolute vitriol directed at her for enjoying football is insane to me. It's not like she can control what the camera or the NFL does. I have watched football for most of my life and don't give two craps who the camera shows. Even my dad is enjoying it. "What is Taylor gonna wear to today's game?" LOL It's been fun. I hope she goes scorched earth on these sickos.
there’s something about taylor that makes people so extreme whether it’s love or hate. these people complaining about her
Thank you so much for these insights and speaking up about it! It’s so important to spread awareness about these issues.
It’s horrible what Taylor has to through at the moment, again. It’s kind of ironic with Rep TV on the horizon and feels like a deja-vu. I just hope the rerelease can be somewhat cathartic for her.
Since generative AI became so accessible last year I've stopped sharing any clear images of my face on social media. As a young woman you never know when some loser guy is going to take the opportunity to do this. We need laws and regulations on this immediately and the AI programs should not even be allowed to churn out anything involving nudity.
It's beyond a devastating thing to go through. I hope she takes them down (if she feels like she has capacity) and has a similar approach to how she handled apple, subsequently stopping it happening to others, too.
Thank you again Zack for a very enlightening post. I have taken down verbatim the last third of your talk about social norms as a potential speech we need to hear in our building association where there is a breakdown in management and board regulation of the rules. I always appreciate your dedication to educate!
thank you so much! I left a link to a fuller and better explanation of pro social norms in my description :)
Zach, thank you as always for top tier content. This needed to be called out, and I really appreciate you discussing what can be done about it, the limitations of things already being done, etc.
I have heard there are a couple bills in Congress- the AI Labeling Act and H.R. 3160, Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. I haven’t done research into what exactly these bills would do, but it is a start, and I hope this technology is taken seriously knowing it’s not just Taylor and other celebrities at risk, it’s everyone. Taylor should be able to not only sue if she wishes to, but press charges. This should be a federal crime, fullstop.
It looks like searching Taylor Swift has been disabled on Twitter, but wow did that take a long time. I won’t be going back to that platform. I hope Taylor herself and Taylor Nation also leave Twitter. That said, I’ll really miss the communities that I had there and I understand why so many continue to struggle with that moral dilemma. I’ll be looking into alternative spaces.
i'm so grateful for you. you're always so willing to speak out and make change in tangible ways. i really really hope taylor does the same thing.
Just discovered your videos via TikTok and I love your unbiased and informative takes on these topics. I can tell you put a lot of effort into your content. Looking forward to binging it right now ❤
I have disliked twitter for some time. Deactivated and deleted the app today. Thanks for this. I wish we could do more for this bs.
This is just insane and i'm so sorry Taylor is dealing with this 😭. I am not on twitter and never will be. I don't have tik tok or Facebook either because these places are just toxic. I am chronically on youtube but that's a different thing.
So grateful for you and your thoughtful coverage. Just like the NYT Gaylor article, I didn't want to engage with any nefarious content but I wanted to know what was going on. You delivered and then some 💜
Thank you for being an ally to women and speaking on this important topic! 🙏🏻. Also loving the rep inspired outfit 🐍✨
Thank you for taking the time to address this issue in a responsible, thoughtful manner. I appreciate your work!
My pleasure!
Oh god i can’t imagine what she’s going through right now 😭
I stopped using twitter like 5 years ago and i’m so glad i did
We need a culture shift towards intentional kindness. That’s the only way I see us fixing the online problem
LOL good luck with that! Half of these ho-ho-ho'z don't give a hoot and two pennies about kindness.
Thank you. I feel that many of us turn to you to give some hope and perspective when a wrong has been committed! I appreciate you!
Seeing hateful comments online always makes me stop and think that the people behind them are probably functional people in our society, and it feels surreal how much the plot is lost when it comes to the online world. It’s sad and frustrating how little power users have in these platforms but I do agree with boycotting being one of the fundamental steps going forward. I can’t even begin to comprehend how Taylor is feeling about all this but I hope someday she and all the girls and women affected by this get their justice.
Time to time I get to see the hate you get on twitter and I can’t even imagine how it must feel for you. I’m glad you’re leaving the app and hope you’re dealing well with the whole situation. We as your real audience appreciate you for the creator you are and hateful people on Twitter won’t change that. Keep going and rocking Zack :)
You are such a breath of fresh air! Thank you! 🫶🏻
I‘m going to sound like some old boomer but, AI is already a problem and I think this is only going to get worse over the years.
Agree 100%
Just shared this video to my swiftie group chat king! So we can learn more about this awful situation. Thank you!!
The thumbnails get better and better go off design king 😎
Thank you so much for making this video.
I think sadly, this is only a symptom of the problem. Right now in society there is a massive backlash from embittered men who are angry at beautiful, successful women and want to humiliate and put them in their place. As a single woman in my late twenties trying to date, it terrifies me because I never know if the guy I'm talking to is secretly liking these posts on Twitter.
Thank you for covering this topic as soon as you did! This is so disgusting and scary and these social media giants NEED to be held accountable for allowing such vile sht on their platforms. I also feel even "more" bad for Taylor as this has not been the first time some gross incel has used her naked body for views. This needs to stop!
(Also ppl attacking you for your opinion on Midnights is insanity. But we been knew about these psychos who try and silence anyone with an opinion. Thank you for continuing being you and bringing your journalism to the front ❤)
Madeline's words are fantastic and sadly true😔 it's a way for creepy men to excercise power over women. By doing this to one of the most powerful and visible woman in the entertainment industry, it's not only damaging and degrading for Taylor, it also sends a message to everyone. Doesn't matter how powerful she is, degrading women for existing by using sex as a tool is the way that they can reassure their control over us
I haven't been on Twitter in months. Its waaaay too much drama. I don't plan on going on again after this! Thank you for the information, Zach, I appreciate it. I don't even want to see the images accidentally.
thanks for watching
So glad you covered this!!! I’m not on twitter but if I had been I wouldn’t be now with this
Great video. Love this kind of content from you!
I actually had someone try to commission non consensual art of me and only knew cuz the artist needed my consent before they could. This was incredibly disgusting and knowing that if they had access to these generators at the time, they might have gone and used that instead. There will always be people who will want to do this to someone, the last thing we need is for them to have tools like this to make it a lot easier.
Thank you for covering this important topic! :) You know what I hate most about it? People develop new programs and release them and then do the shocked pickachu face when other people use their technology to harm others. Like, we have enough data on these things to predict this would happen by now. How is it possible it still happens all the time? It's frustrating and, frankly, just dumb. I do understand it takes a long time to make laws and approve of them. But then there should be other laws, like idk, laws that prevent abuse of new technology. Maybe someone's gotta test new technology for weaknesses like this and the company can be legally kept from publishing their technology until they have gotten rid of the issue. Like, with AI generated images it would be something like: The program won't generate pictures of naked kids because that option got disabled by the devs after the person who checks new technology told them it wasn't approved. It shouldn't be that difficult?
BTW I left Twitter some time ago and I have no regrets about it :)
You’re always so articulate, even when it’s an emergency video such as this one. This is absolutely disgusting and legislation really needs to catch up with this issue. I knew someone who had a deepfake image spread of them and the person responsible somehow found a way to avoid any responsibility. It’s horrible that people can casually make something like this without consequences. I hope the disgusting man who did this is punished.
Such an important topic for people to be talking about! Thanks for this.
I got off twitter too, this is truly disgusting. Thanks for speaking on this topic.
AI p*rn deepfakes have been happening his past year to a lot of young (underage) tiktokers. A lot of them don’t have a strong enough platform to fight it-So if this is getting brought up I really hope they bring some laws for everyones safety, not just Taylor’s.
I am so happy that I have deleted all my social media apps for a year now and the only social media I have is RUclips but I am shocked I didn’t even know this happened until now when I saw this video on the RUclips page this is sick that someone can do that someone is hope Taylor sues or does something and I hope people never go on Twitter again I have always hated that app nothing good ever comes out of it I am so sorry Taylor u went through that I’m glad I never saw the photo that went around and honestly I don’t even want to see it at all this is sick thank u for making this video I love ur content
I loved twitter for many years. I deleted my acct as soon as E took over and never looked back. I miss it, but don’t regret leaving it at all. Great video and insight. Thank you
What an informative video, the journalism is shining through! I recently deleted all my social media apps and I never had twitter, but I am glad to hear that the EU is trying to regulate Twitter! Maybe we can be an example for the US and other countries. Thanks for the video Zach, I hope it reaches a lot of people!
This is a wonderful piece. Listened while walking through Dublin tech office land and felt the weight of these
Organisations on my shoulders. Really thought provoking.
This is an incredibly important issue. Thank you for speaking on it eloquently and intelligently. ❤
babe wake up a new taylor swift album just dropped and I NEED YOUR VIDEO ON THAT
hope she sets a precedent. this is a threat to all women, and most of us don't have any power to make a change
great video Zach
it’s so disturbing to me that these kinds of things happen to people every day and there’s literally nothing we can do about it…
I visited the web that is hosting the videos now (didn't see anything) and I checked the dates. This might have exploded now, but theres content dating months ago. And it's scary. The thumbnails are super realistic and truly look like Taylor.
witnessing this as a young teen girl is terrifying… I can’t imagine what taylor is going through
I've seen the wave of bs lately and I hope you're doing okay, people nowadays really do not know rhe difference between an opinion they disagree with and something actually problematic, and it sucks that you have to deal w people who lack too many braincells to tell the difference.
As horrible as it is, I’m grateful it happened to someone with the star power of Taylor this early. She might be one of the only people who can actually impact change not only in legislation, but also (and more importantly) in the cultural conversation around the topic.
There is still an impression that somehow the victim is responsible for fixing/explaining/cleaning up this kind of imagery. If someone like Taylor can’t find recourse, what hope in hell do the rest of us have?
Like you said, people need to expect more from the platforms, the lawmakers, and of each other to critically think about this content instead of just saying “oh wow that’s embarrassing for that girl!” It’s not her embarrassment or shame to bear, this is a sickness of society.
Also, pornhub and xvideos are 2 of the top 10 websites visited in the world and together have more hits than twitter does. Those sites should be boycotted as well as there is so much revenge porn on there.
AI has been an onrising concern for many of us of all visual mediums who make our living in creative industries. Hopefully, and sadly from a horrific situation will effect better regulation and also awareness of the general public who are sharing works and likeness of our years of skill. Now, that’s not related to this which is far more destructive and damaging concern.
so if you are not on twitter anymore, where (besides the patreon) can we find you? And is Madeline boycotting as well?
You can find me on the discord :) I'm always on there!! And Instagram too
I've never been more disgusted like EVER
Horrific and disturbing! Sadly I don't know if anything can really be done. Any loser with an internet connection can make these sick photos and get them out there in a multitude of ways. I can't imagine how violating it must feel for her.
This is just so sad. I feel so sad for Taylor 😢
I didnt know there where explícit ai pictures of taylor out there and i really hope shes okay and that she sues them, as they deserve.
that's just honestly terrifying