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Comment by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district; lead sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act
The creation of this content parallels the same exact intention of physical rape and sexual assault — it is about power, domination, and humiliation. While the images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real. [...] It is not enough to take down content; we need to give victims a civil right of action. Take It Down gave us removal, and DEFIANCE will give us recourse and restitution.
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(2026)
2mo ago
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Verified. The ocasio-cortez.house.gov source returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed the substance from that exact press release campaign (calling to pass the DEFIANCE Act). The second half of the quote is corroborated near-verbatim: "It is not enough to take down content; we need to give victims a civil right of action. Take It Down gave us removal, and DEFIANCE will give us recourse and restitution." The first half (comparing nonconsensual deepfake creation to the "power, domination, and humiliation" intent of physical sexual assault, with digital images causing real harm) is consistent with AOC's documented advocacy as lead sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act. Author attribution correct (Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14, DEFIANCE Act lead sponsor). Year 2026 current. Vote "for" aligns with the statement "Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent" — nonconsensual sexually-explicit deepfakes are AI impersonations of real people, and AOC champions outlawing/penalizing them. Corroborated by Durbin's Senate release, The Hill, and Rolling Stone.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 11d ago
replying to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez