Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Senate Passage of the DEFIANCE Act

Washington, D.C. - Following the passage of the DEFIANCE Act in the United States Senate by unanimous consent, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,who is leading the legislation in the House of Representatives,released the following statement:

"Today marks an important step in the fight to protect survivors of nonconsensual deepfake pornography. Over 90% of all deepfake videos made are nonconsensual sexually explicit images, and women are the targets 9 times out of 10. The DEFIANCE Act would guarantee federal protections for survivors of nonconsensual deepfake pornography for the first time, granting the right to take civil action against individuals who knowingly produce, distribute, or receive nonconsensual sexually-explicit digital forgeries.

"I'm glad the U.S. Senate united to pass the DEFIANCE Act. I'm committed to collaborating with colleagues from both sides of the aisle to shepherd the bill through the House of Representatives to get it to the President's desk. Together, we can give survivors the justice they deserve."

Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is the sponsor of theDisrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024 (DEFIANCE Act) in the House of Representatives. The bill currently has ten cosponsors in the House of Representatives, Representatives Chavez-DeRemer (R), Deluzio (D), Garcia (CA-R), Lawler (R), Lieu (D), Mace (R), Miller (OH-R), Raskin (D), Ross (D), and Wexton (D).

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