Amid rumors of Taylor Swift's upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, leaking online, certain keywords have been banned from a popular social media platform, X. Users were restricted from searching the phrase “Taylor Swift leak” on Wednesday, April 17, just two days before the album's official release date.
Snippets of songs purported to be from the album have been circulating on the internet, with speculation that they originate from a Google drive containing the entire TTPD record. Following the unauthorized online distribution of the music, Swifties, as Taylor Swift's fans are known, swiftly came to the pop star's defense.
They flooded tags associated with fake TTPD links and criticized individuals actively seeking out leaks, emphasizing that the authenticity of the leaked content has not been confirmed. Fans urged others to refrain from discussing or sharing any leaked material to protect the integrity of the album.
If the leaks are proven to be genuine, this would not be the first time one of Swift's albums has been prematurely exposed to the public. In 2014, her album 1989 leaked three days before its official release date, despite Swift's efforts to maintain secrecy around the music.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in October 2014, Swift expressed concerns about security breaches and privacy invasion, revealing that for months, the only existing copy of the album was on her phone.
The situation surrounding the alleged leaks of The Tortured Poets Department is still unfolding, with fans and industry insiders eagerly awaiting official confirmation or denial of the leaked content.
