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Users reached these outputs by trying to break through undressing restrictions put in place in January, and by new tactics such as pose-matching prompts and video conversion. NBC News found dozens of such images posted publicly on X over the past month, and most were no longer on X by the time of its follow-up. Eight law enforcement and regulatory agencies said they are continuing investigations. 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