Ocasio-Cortez proposes anti-deepfake porn legislation
Newsy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said her own experience of seeing non-consensual fake pornographic images of herself online prompted her to act.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, is among a group of lawmakers attempting to penalize those who use artificial intelligence and "deepfakes" to create non-consensual sexually explicit material.
Ocasio-Cortez introduced the DEFIANCE Act last month in Congress.
In January, a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Senate's version of the legislation. Ocasio-Cortez might find unusual allies in her efforts as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, and Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, are among those who have backed the Senate's version of the DEFIANCE Act.
“Victims of nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes have waited too long for federal legislation to hold perpetrators accountable. As deepfakes become easier to access and create — 96% of deepfake videos circulating online are nonconsensual pornography — Congress needs to act to show victims that they won’t be left behind,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “The DEFIANCE Act will allow victims to finally defend their reputations and take civil action against individuals who produced, distributed, or received digital forgeries.”
In a story published Monday by Rolling Stone, Ocasio-Cortez explained how a deepfake of her prompted her to act.
