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Elon’s “Nudify” Mess: How X Supercharged Deepfakes

Elon’s “Nudify” Mess: How X Supercharged Deepfakes

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On Christmas Eve, Elon Musk’s X rolled out an in-app tool that lets
users alter other people’s photos and post the results directly in
reply. With minimal safeguards, it quickly became a pipeline for
sexualized, non-consensual deepfakes, including imagery involving
minors, delivered straight into victims’ notifications. Renée
DiResta, Hany Farid, and Casey Newton join Kara to dig into the
scale of the harm, the failure of app stores and regulators to act
quickly, and why the “free speech” rhetoric used to defend the
abuse is incoherent. Kara explores what accountability could look
like — and what comes next as AI tools get more powerful. Renée
DiResta is the former technical research manager at Stanford's
Internet Observatory. She researched online CSAM for years and is
one of the world’s leading experts on online disinformation and
propaganda. She’s also the author of Invisible Rulers: The People
Who Turn Lies into Reality. Hany Farid is a professor of computer
sciences and engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
He’s been described as the father of digital image forensics and
has spent years developing tools to combat CSAM. Casey Newton is
the founder of the tech newsletter Platformer and the co-host of
The New York Times podcast Hard Fork. This episode was
recorded on Tuesday, January 20th. When reached for comment, a
spokesperson for X referred us to a ⁠a statement post on X⁠, which
reads in part: We remain committed to making X a safe platform for
everyone and continue to have zero tolerance for any forms of child
sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and unwanted sexual
content. We take action to remove high-priority violative content,
including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and non-consensual
nudity, taking appropriate action against accounts that violate our
X Rules. We also report accounts seeking Child Sexual Exploitation
materials to law enforcement authorities as necessary. Questions?
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