Taylor Swift is ‘furious’ about explicit AI pictures and is considering legal action against deepfake porn site that published the images: ‘The door needs to be shut on this’

Taylor Swift is ‘furious’ over the AI ​​images circulating online and is considering legal action against the sick deepfake porn site she hosts, DailyMail.com can reveal.

The singer is the latest target of the website, which continues to flout state porn laws and evade cybercrime squads.

This week, dozens of graphic images were uploaded to Celeb Jihad, showing Swift performing a series of sex acts while dressed in Kansas City Chief memorabilia and in the stadium.

Swift has been a regular at Chiefs games since she went public with her romance with star player Travis Kelce.

They were soon spread on X, Facebook, Instagram and Reddit. X and Reddit began removing the posts Thursday morning after DailyMail.com alerted them to some of the accounts.

A source close to Swift said on Thursday: ‘A decision is being made on whether or not legal action will be taken, but one thing is clear: these fake AI-generated images are abusive, objectionable, exploitative and done without the consent of Taylor and/or knowledge.

“The Twitter account they were posted to no longer exists. It’s shocking that the social media platform allowed them to exist at all.

‘These images should be removed wherever they exist and should not be promoted by anyone.

‘Taylor’s family and friends are furious, as are her fans of course.

“They have the right to be that way, and that’s what every woman should be.

‘The door must be closed for this. Legislation needs to be passed to prevent this and laws need to be passed.”

The disgusting sites hide in plain sight, seemingly cloaked in proxy IP addresses.

According to an analysis by independent researcher Genevieve Oh, shared with The Associated Press in December, more than 143,000 new deepfake videos have been posted online this year, which is more than every other year combined.

Democratic Congressman Joe Morelle recently introduced a bill to ban such websites. He is among lawmakers who have spoken out against the practice.

“It is clear that AI technology is advancing faster than the necessary guardrails,” said Congressman Tom Kean Jr.

“Whether the victim is Taylor Swift or a young person in our country – we must take safety measures to combat this alarming trend.

“My bill, the AI ​​Labeling Act, would be a very important step forward,” added Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. from New Jersey, who is co-sponsoring the bill.

There are increasing calls for the website to be taken down and for a criminal investigation into its operators.

On Thursday morning, X began suspending accounts, some of which had been reshared, but others quickly took their place. There are also reposts of the images on Instagram, Reddit and 4Chan.

Swift has yet to comment on the site or the spread of the images, but her loyal and distressed fans have been at war.

‘Why isn’t this considered sexual abuse? I can’t be the only one who finds this strange and uncomfortable, can I?

“We’re talking about a woman’s body/face being used for something she would probably never allow/feel comfortable doing. How can there be no rules or laws that prevent this?,” one fan tweeted.

Non-consensual deepfake pornography is illegal in Texas, Minnesota, New York, Virginian, Hawaii, and Georgia. In Illinois and California, victims can sue the creators of pornography in court for defamation.

“I need the entire adult Swiftie community to log into Twitter, search the term “Taylor Swift AI,” click on the media tab, and report every AI-generated pornographic photo of Taylor they can see, because I fucking done with this BS. Get it together, Elon,” one irate Swift fan wrote.

“Man this is so inappropriate,” another wrote. While another said: ‘Whoever takes those Taylor Swift AI photos is going to hell.’

“Whoever is creating this waste should be arrested. What I saw is absolutely disgusting, and this kind of thing should be illegal… we MUST protect women from this kind of thing,” another person added.

Explicit AI-generated material that overwhelmingly harms women and children is emerging online at an unprecedented rate.

Desperate for solutions, the affected families are urging lawmakers to implement robust safeguards for victims whose images are manipulated using new AI models, or the plethora of apps and websites openly advertising their services.

Advocates and some legal experts are also calling for federal regulations that could provide uniform protections across the country and send a strong message to current and potential perpetrators.

The problem with deepfakes isn’t new, but experts say it’s getting worse as the technology to produce them becomes more available and easier to use.

Researchers are sounding the alarm this year about the explosion of AI-generated child sexual abuse material using images of real victims or virtual characters.

In June 2023, the FBI warned that it would continue to receive reports of victims, both minors and adults, whose photos or videos were used to create explicit content shared online.

In addition to the states where laws are already in the works, other states are considering their own legislation, including New Jersey, where a bill is currently in the works to ban deepfake porn and impose penalties – jail time, a fine, or both. those who spread it.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order in October that, among other things, called for banning the use of generative AI to produce child sexual abuse material or non-consensual “intimate images of real individuals.”

The order also directs the federal government to issue guidelines for labeling and watermarking AI-generated content to distinguish between authentic and software-generated material.

Some urge caution — including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and The Media Coalition, an organization that works for trade groups representing publishers, movie studios and others — saying careful consideration is needed to avoid proposals that conflict could be with the First Amendment.

“Some concerns about deepfake misuse can be addressed under existing cyber harassment laws,” said Joe Johnson, an attorney for the ACLU of New Jersey.

“Whether at the federal or state level, there needs to be substantial conversation and stakeholder input to ensure that a bill is not overly broad and addresses the stated problem.”

Mani said her daughter has created a website and a charity to help AI victims. The two have also been in talks with state lawmakers pushing New Jersey’s law and are planning a trip to Washington to advocate for more protections.

“Not every child, boy or girl, will have the support system to deal with this problem,” Mani said. “And maybe they don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.”