On Thursday, Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, [posted the following statement on X](https://x.com/EvanLSolomon/status/2009325627891953926):

Canadian Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech has been targeted by AI-generated sexually explicit images circulating on X. The graphic content remained on the platform for roughly five hours despite being flagged, prompting widespread condemnation from MPs across all parties. Beech addressed the House of Commons to call out the violation, emphasizing that if a minister can be targeted, any Canadian is vulnerable. The incident has renewed urgency for the Liberal government's stalled online harms legislation.

* Minister Terry Beech was targeted by deepfake pornography on Elon Musk's platform X
* The images remained visible for five hours before the platform removed them
* MPs from all major parties united to condemn the attack and the platform's slow response
* Beech used the incident to advocate for the immediate passing of the Online Harms Act
* This follows similar attacks on other public figures like Taylor Swift, highlighting a global moderation failure

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Sources CP24 [(The Canadian Press) report](https://www.cp24.com/news/terry-beech-targeted-by-deepfake-pornography-on-x-1.7165890)

CBC [News coverage](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/terry-beech-deepfake-x-1.7438291)

Deepfakes of Canadian minister on X spark Ottawa outrage