Posted 4/8/2024, 5:29:00 PM
AOC Condemns Deepfakes That Violate Women's Rights and Wellbeing
- AOC saw a deepfake image of herself in a sexual act and says it resurfaces trauma from past sexual assault
- She ties deepfakes to other problems women face and calls them a form of violence and subjugation against women
- AOC says deepfakes threaten to subjugate women on a mass scale by taking away rights like bodily autonomy
- She warns that "Kids are going to kill themselves over this. People are going to kill themselves over this."
- AOC is leading legislation called the DEFIANCE Act to allow victims to take civil action against deepfakes