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‘Bandana girl’ locks X account after her photos are misused using AI
‘Bandana girl', the viral internet sensation whose autorickshaw video swept across X earlier this month, has locked her account after her photos were allegedly misused to create AI-generated images without her consent. The creator, who shot to sudden online fame, said the unwanted attention escalated quickly and began affecting her personal life.
For those who missed the trend, the woman went viral on November 2 after posting a short clip of herself travelling in an autorickshaw. Wearing a white top, silver earrings, soft makeup and a bandana tied around her head, she inadvertently earned the nickname “Bandana girl”.
The clip amassed millions of views and spawned countless recreations, memes and comments. “I have seen this Bandana girl more than my parents this month,” one user joked, summing up how widely the video circulated.
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But the attention soon took a darker turn. According to a post shared before she locked her profile, she said that AI-generated images and videos created using her face were being circulated online.
She allegedly issued a firm plea, saying, “This is going to be my last tweet for a while. There are a lot of AI-generated images and videos of me being circulated that I DID NOT CONSENT TO. It's reached a lot of people I know and it's affected me heavily. Please stop feeding AI applications media of real people. This has actual real-life consequences. Please ASK FOR CONSENT before you upload anything onto an AI platform.”
The incident has sparked debate on the misuse of AI tools. Many users have since expressed support for her, calling for stronger digital consent norms.
“Women will be the biggest victims of generative AI,” one user wrote.
“One selfie → 85 M views → doxxed → deepfake p*rn → family finds out → account gone. All in 48 hours.The internet is brutal to girls who dare exist. Hope she's okay,” commented another.
“dark times for something so simple,” said a third user. “this is really sad to hear,” wrote another.
Source: HindustanTimes
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“Right now, we're waiting for the pollution levels to ease,” says Gurugram-based numismatist and storyteller Shah Umair (@sikkawala), opening this year's walking season with an honesty Delhiites know too well. High AQI does not just haze the skyline; it halts the very culture of walking
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