X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to 'prioritize safety'

X has confirmed it's preventing users from searching Taylor Swift's name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the platform this week. Visitors to the site started noticing on Saturday that some searches containing Swift's name would only return an error message. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal on Saturday night, Joe Benarroch, X's head of business operations, said, "This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on th...