In January 2024, sexually explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift spread across X (formerly Twitter), racking up 47 million views before the platform belatedly removed them. A single post stayed up for 17 hours. X temporarily blocked searches for 'Taylor Swift' entirely. The incident triggered congressional hearings and bipartisan calls for federal deepfake legislation. Swift's fan base organized to flood the search results with positive content instead. It was the most high-profile AI deepfake abuse case in history.