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The deepfake Taylor Swift images prove sexual violence is still the weapon of choice against women

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In September last year, Elon Musk was widely mocked after sending a public message to Taylor Swift.

“I recommend posting some music or concert videos directly on the X platform,” he said in an X post to the US pop star.

from the Space-X founder, who took over Twitter in April 2022, was embarrassing enough at the time (Swift was one of a number of celebrities he had attempted to court in a bid to get them posting on his platform). But if the “Shake It Off” singer wasn’t tempted back then, she certainly won’t be convinced after the events of this

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