Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Reps. AOC, Lee, and Paris Hilton Host Press Conference Calling for House Passage of DEFIANCE Act

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Hey

Speaker 60: guys. Thank you all so much for coming

Speaker 61: Thank you. - Thank you. - Thanks

Speaker 62: for having us. - Of course, thank you so much. - How are you? - Nice

to meet

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Speaker 63: Good afternoon, everyone. How are we doing

Thank you

Speaker 64: all. Let me

Speaker 65: just grab, sorry, I think I've got

Speaker 64: my remarks coming up. Okay, great

Thank you all

Speaker 64: so

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): much. First and foremost, I want to express my deep gratitude to everyone here. who is coming in ahead of the cold this weekend to help us push for justice for victims of deepfake AI pornography. We have a collection of survivors and a bipartisan coalition here that is growing and so strong as we continue to fight for justice for survivors of deepfake AI pornography. I want to give a special thank you to my Republican co-sponsor, Laurel Lee. who has helped us push this across the line and as we move this forward after unanimous passage in the Senate, hoping to get this across the line here in the House. And of course, I want to give my deep, deep gratitude to Paris Hilton, who is also here today, who came all the way from Los Angeles after a busy flurry out there to help push for the passage of the Defiance Act here today. I also want to recognize the courage and bravery of a young survivor, Francesca Manny, who is here with her mother, Dorita, who is consistently advocating on behalf of young victims across the country

I also want

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): to give one more shout out to Omni Miranda Martone, founder and CEO of the Sexual Violence Prevention Association, who has been essential in crafting and advocating for this legislation

Since

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): the public release of AI tools, we have seen an absolute explosion in AI-generated images used to sexually harass victims and children. Out of all deepfake images that AI has generated, over 90% have been non-consensual pornographic deepfakes. And out of those images, 90% of them have targeted women

As a

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): prominent female elected official I as well as many others here have spoken about our experience being targeted by AI deepfake pornography. Not only is this a coalition of legislators, this is a coalition of survivors of sexual harassment and in some cases abuse and assault. As a survivor of sexual assault myself, this resurfaces trauma for so many people across the country. And that is what it is intended

to do

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): Because the creation of this content parallels the same exact intention of physical assault, which is about power, domination, and humiliation. And while these images may be digital, the harm to victims is very real. Women lose their jobs when they are targeted with this. Teenagers switch schools, and children lose their lives. Congress has a moral obligation to stop this harm. We can stop this harm. And we can pass this legislation to hold the people responsible accountable. Right now, one in eight teenagers knows a

Speaker 67: friend who has been targeted by AI deepfake harassment

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): Because if you are a middle schooler, And we should all be horrified by that because if you are a middle schooler or a high schooler in the United States of America, you most likely know someone who has been a victim to

this. And

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): people's parents are waking up every morning in fear that their kid could be next. And while everyday Americans are terrified of this, corporations are finding new ways to profit from the creation of these deep fakes

So

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): while we are all grateful that Congress has taken the tremendous step in passing the Take It Down Act to ensure that harmful content is removed from online platforms, we know that there is more work to be done. It is not enough to take down content. We have to give victims a civil right of action. Take It Down gave us removal and defiance will give us recourse and restitution. Once this bill is signed into law, and it will be signed into law. Survivors will have the ability to hold their abusers accountable and seek financial and reputational damage for the harm they have caused. In

times of extreme

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): political polarization, I also want to underline that the partnership with Representative Lee and myself have formed, as well as the invaluable partnership of Senators Durbin and Graham in the Senate, I think it represents a real spotlight and possibility that in this time of deep division there are still bright spots possible and there's still progress that's possible here. Bicameral bipartisan advocacy for legislation focused on delivering justice for the American people

So

Speaker 66 (higher-pitched voice): since we've made some massive steps forward, it's time for us to finish the job. And so I urge Speaker Johnson, which we have had positive and encouraging conversations with, to put this on the floor for a vote as quickly as possible. I want to thank you all again. And I

am

Speaker 68: now proud to introduce the co-lead of the Defiance Act, Representative Laurel Lee. Thank you

Good

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): afternoon. Today, I stand with my colleagues, with survivors, and with advocates to say that Congress must act to stop sexually explicit deepfakes from being used as a weapon against innocent Americans. I am proud to stand here as the co-lead of the Defiance Act, legislation that has already passed the United States Senate unanimously and now deserves swift action in the House. This bipartisan effort sends a powerful message. Congress recognizes the real harm caused by non-consensual, sexually explicit deepfakes, and we are committed to holding perpetrators accountable. I want to recognize a few of the people who are standing here with us. First

I want to recognize a few of the people who are standing here with us

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): my colleague and partner in this legislation, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This has truly been a bipartisan effort from the very beginning. Her leadership has been essential. I also wanna thank our other co-sponsors who stand here with us today in the House of Representatives who will help us advocate to get this across the finish line. I want to acknowledge the survivors who are here with us today, who will be speaking about their personal experiences Your courage, your voices, your willingness to help us shape this legislation are the reason that we are here. And I also want to thank Paris Hilton for her advocacy and for using her platform to shine a national light on this issue

Speaker 70 (higher-pitched voice): Your leadership has helped bring long overdue attention to the harm that victims

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): face. Deepfakes are not harmless and they are not victimless. They are deliberate digital forgeries, often sexual in nature, created to exploit, harass, and humiliate. The technology to make them is becoming more accessible and more widespread. And while the images and the videos may be fake, the harm they cause is very real. Victims have seen their reputations destroyed, their careers derailed, their mental health profoundly affected. And for too long, our laws have lagged behind this technology. Victims have been left without clear, consistent legal tools when their likeness is stolen and weaponized without their consent. The Defiance Act closes that gap. This legislation creates a clear federal

Speaker 70 (higher-pitched voice): civil remedy for victims of non-consensual, sexually explicit digital

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): forgeries. It allows victims to hold accountable those who knowingly create, distribute or solicit this material, or who recklessly disregard the lack of consent. It provides a meaningful statute of limitations for victims who might not discover this abuse right away. And it includes strong privacy protections, so survivors are not further traumatized simply for seeking justice. Passing the Defiance Act is about something very simple and very important, restoring dignity, restoring accountability, and restoring justice. It

draws a

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): clear line. Those who create and spread this material will be held accountable, and victims will finally have real protections and real recourse under the law

This bill

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): shows what is possible when we put victims ahead of politics. I am committed to working with my colleagues in the House to see this legislation enacted so perpetrators face consequences for their actions, and victims across the country finally have the protections they deserve. It is my great pleasure to introduce one of our strongest advocates we are so grateful to have her with us here

Speaker 71: today, Ms

Paris Hilton. Thank you

Speaker 72: everyone

I want to

Speaker 72: thank the bipartisan

Speaker 73: group of lawmakers standing beside me today. And thank you to every woman, girl, and survivor who's watching. You are the reason

that I'm

Speaker 73: here. It's been one year since I stood at the Capitol and passed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act. That legislation was deeply personal because I was one of those children. A teenager taken from my home in the middle of the night, locked

Speaker 74: away, mistreated and silenced

Coming

Speaker 74: back to the Capitol, I feel something new: strength

I

Speaker 73: didn't always feel strong, but telling the truth again and again is how I found my power

And I want

Speaker 73: to use that power now to speak about something that I've never fully said

aloud. When I was

Speaker 73: 19 years old, a private, intimate video of me was shared with the world without my consent. People called it a scandal

It

Speaker 74: wasn't

It

Speaker 74: was abuse

There were

Speaker 74: no laws at the time to protect me. There weren't even words for what had been done to me. The internet was still new, and so was the cruelty that came with it

They called

Speaker 74: me

Speaker 73: names. They laughed and made me the punchline

They sold

Speaker 73: my pain for clicks. And

then they

Speaker 73: told me to be quiet, to move on, to even be grateful for the attention

Thank you. These people

Speaker 73: didn't see me as a young woman who had been exploited. They didn't see the panic that I felt, the

Speaker 75: humiliation or the shame. No one asked me

what I

Speaker 75: lost. I lost control over my body, over my reputation. My sense of safety and self-worth was

stolen from

Speaker 74: me. And I fought hard to get those things back. And I believed that the worst was behind me. But it wasn't. Because today, what happened to me then is happening now. To millions of women and girls in a new and

Speaker 75: more terrifying way. Before, someone had to portray your trust

Speaker 73: and steal something real. Now, all it takes is a computer and a stranger's imagination. Deep fake pornography has become an epidemic

I know

Speaker 74: today that there are over 100,000 explicit deep fake images of me made by AI. 100,000

Speaker 73: circulating the internet. Not one of them is real. Not one of them is consensual. And each time a new one appears, that horrible feeling

Speaker 74: returns. That fear that someone somewhere is looking at it right now and thinking it's

real. No

Speaker 74: amount of money or lawyers can stop or protect me for more

It's the newest

Speaker 75: form of victimization happening at scale to your daughters, your sisters, your friends, and neighbors. A staggering one in eight girls today are experiencing the harms of AI-generated deepfake porn. I hear from teenage girls who are terrified to go to

school

Speaker 75: because they know a deep fake of them is circulating. I hear from women who are scared to run for office

Speaker 74: to apply for jobs, to speak publicly, because they know how easily their image can be weaponized against

them. Too

Speaker 73: many women are afraid to exist online, or sometimes to exist at all. And I know

Speaker 74: how that feels, because I've

lived it

Speaker 74: And now I have a

Speaker 73: daughter. She's just two and a half years old and

I would

Speaker 73: go to the ends of the earth to protect her. But

I can't

Speaker 73: protect her from this. Not yet. And that's why I'm

here. Because

Speaker 73: this isn't about just technology

Speaker 74: It's about power. It's about someone using someone's likeness to humiliate, silence, and strip them of their dignity. But victims deserve more than after-the-fact apologies. We deserve justice

The Defiance

Speaker 74: Act is a bipartisan bill that gives survivors a path to justice. This is personal to me. It's part of my

Speaker 75: story. I began telling my truth in my documentary, This is Paris, and more in my memoir. Next week, I'm releasing my film, Infinite Icon, the next chapter in my healing journey. I am lucky. I had the platform to reclaim my story. But so many others don't

And

Speaker 74: what I've learned is this. When your image is violated, it doesn't disappear. It lives inside you. But so does your power. Telling the truth has helped me heal. And I'm so proud that today I stand here without shame

I am

Speaker 74: Paris Hilton

a

Speaker 73: woman, a wife, a mom, a survivor. And what was done to me was wrong

I will

Speaker 73: keep telling the truth to protect every woman, every girl, every survivor, now and for the future. Last week the Senate passed defiance by unanimous

consent. Today

Speaker 73: I stand here with Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez and Lee asking Congress to pass the Defiance Act through the House. Let's finally make it

Speaker 76: law. Thank

Speaker 77: you

And now I

Speaker 77: want to introduce Francesca Manny

Speaker 78: G

Good afternoon everyone

Speaker 79: Thank you for being

Woman 80: here today at this press conference for the Defines Act. It is my pleasure to stand here with the powerful woman surrounding me. Congresswoman AOC, Congresswoman Lee, Miss Paris Hilton, and my mom

My name

Woman 80: is Francesca Manny, and I'm a 17-year-old high school student from New Jersey, bringing awareness to this crucial legislation

When I

Woman 80: was 14, back in 2023, I became a confirmed victim of AI-generated deepfakes at my high school. That day, my name was called over the loudspeaker, and the administration told me there couldn't be any accountability

Woman 81: because no laws existed. So I told them, I will bring you

a law. At

Woman 81: that time, only three states had AI deepfake laws. Today, in 2026, all 50 states have them. Plus, federal protections like the Take It Down Act. But we need more. That's why I'm advocating for the Defiance Act. This

Woman 80: bipartisan bill provides a private right of action. allowing victims to sue those who produce, distribute, or solicit non-consensual deep fake intimate images. It defines these as AI-created forgeries without affirmative, conscious, competent, and voluntary consent, with remedies like damages up to $250,000 and a 10-year statute of limitations. Let's state the facts. One, we've identified the problem, the rapid rise of non-consensual imagery affecting women and teens with one in eight kids aged 13 to 20 knowing a victim. Two, we need laws for real accountability. Three, this shifts the focus from victims' feelings to perpetrators. Who gave you the permission

In my

Woman 81: case, I wasn't even friends with the bad actors. I don't know how they got my image, but that's not my fault, it's theirs. Advocates often highlight victims' harms, academic, professional, emotional, physical, all very real

But the

Woman 81: key message to abusers, it will impact you. Building on Take It Down's criminal penalties, defiance adds consequences that hit where it hurts. If ethics aren't in your heart, self-preservation should be. If you don't care about others, protect yourself. It's not cool or comfortable in jail. And to Congress, pass this now, please. No more waiting while tech outpaces justice. empower us to fight back. This is why we need the Defiance Act to empower survivors and make our world safer. Thank you

And

Woman 80: now my mom. I

promise to be

Speaker 82 (higher-pitched voice): brief. First of all

want

Speaker 82 (higher-pitched voice): to say how honored I am here to stand with so many powerful and influential women who care to speak for us. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresswoman Leigh, Ms. Paris Hilton, Francesca, so many of you I know by name Congresswoman

Speaker 83 (higher-pitched voice): Mays. Why are we standing here with Defiance Act? Because it's time, it's time to shift the rhetorics, stop asking victims how they feel, and instead shine the spotlight on the bad actors. There's no better way than through legal accountability. The Defiance Act builds on the Take It Down Act, providing a civil right of action allowing survivors to sue those who produce, distribute, and solicit non-consensual deepfake intimate images without consent. It empowers victims. Francesca and I are constantly asked if we have taken legal actions against our bad actors. No, we have not. And no, we will not

But

Speaker 83 (higher-pitched voice): as a mother, an educator, I understand that context matters. Every victim should have the right to choose their own path without judgment

The Defiance

Speaker 83 (higher-pitched voice): Act is one more tool to protect us proactively while offering a platform to seek accountability and prevent future harm. With 30 bipartisan House Cospositors, including representatives like Brian Fitzpatrick, Nancy Mace, Jamie Ruskin, and so many more, as of today I think over 42, and endorsements from 23 organizations such as National Women's Law Center and Joyful Heart Foundation, this bill has a strong momentum. So, Speaker of the House, Congress, press, help us pass this bill. Thank you

Thank you all so

Speaker 85: much, and we'll open for some brief Q&A on topic. Yes

Well, the

Speaker 87: Defiance Act itself does not include those metric measures, but there are tools that are

Speaker 88: rapidly developing. As Paris mentioned in her remarks, there are over 100,000 images that have been detected. This is something that many of us, unfortunately, have to detect. So those tools, they exist and they are rapidly expanding, and the Defiance Act will provide the important legal powers necessary in order to advance

that. I

Speaker 89: spoke with Ministerian Chairman Jim Jordan, and he expressed that he had some First Amendment concerns, and that might be a possible roadblock for this. Is there

Speaker 90: anything that those would need to be addressed? Do you agree with those concerns, and is there anything

Speaker 91: you guys are

Speaker 92: Yes, Representative

Speaker 93: Lee

So

Speaker 92: I'm very

Speaker 69 (higher-pitched voice): confident that we addressed the First Amendment related concerns. Specifically, this creates a private cause of action against the individual who produces or distributes the images. It is not a cause of action against a tech company. It does not affect Section 230 liability protections. So I'm very confident that through our extensive work, both in the Senate and in the House, that we have addressed any of those First Amendment concerns. And I am very optimistic that we'll have an opportunity to have this bill hopefully set for consideration in the Judiciary Committee here soon and then onto the floor of the House

A

Speaker 94: quick question to the Republican women and Ms. Filton

Speaker 95: how important is it to have, even though you guys have control, to have the, how important and how crucial has Ms. Ocasio-Cortez been in passing this kind of legislation, Ms. Filton or Ms. Lee or anyone

I

Speaker 96: mean, I think we've all

Speaker 88: worked together very well on this. I don't think it's about any individual credit, but as a team. But how

Speaker 97: important was bipartisanship for this? I

Speaker 88: think bipartisanship has been tremendously important. Of course, Republicans hold the majority in the House. And so, in fact, I want to underscore Representative Lee's leadership here on this and her tremendous advocacy and her ferocity

Speaker 98: in advocating for women and getting this through the conference. Yes. Yes

Speaker 99: What do you think the role of influencers and celebrities in general in changing this

online culture?: What was

Speaker 100: the question?: What

do

Speaker 101: you think the role of influencers, celebrities, people in the public eye to change this

Speaker 102: online behavior culture

That's

Speaker 103: why it's so important to pass this bill, so that people will

not want

Speaker 103: to even do it because they know there's going to be something that will happen rather than them just getting away with it. And I think it's important for people with a platform to also support this because there's obviously so many women and that's what they do for a living. So I think it's incredible when people can come and use their voice and their platforms to speak out on this because it's something that is affecting people all around the world

Speaker 104: for both of you as well as Chris Hilton. Paris, you said back in 2024 that you

Speaker 105: were maybe, could maybe see yourself wanting a political thing, maybe seeing it happening. - That's a little bit on topic. - And I

Speaker 106: heard that Evocazio-Portez you said this morning that people don't really recognize how

Speaker 107: crucial Paris Hilton's act would be happening

Speaker 108: What's your stance on a political bit at this time, and how do you both feel that you've heard to make

it work? for me coming to

Speaker 103: the to here to the Capitol into DC and doing my advocacy work has truly been the most meaningful work of my life and I'm so proud to stand with this cause with these incredible women who are so strong and I'm just happy to be here to support and I

love

Speaker 109: that I can come and and shine my spotlight on so many causes that are in need

of it

Speaker 110: I can

Speaker 111: speak for myself and say she's been

Speaker 112: absolutely wonderful to work with on this legislation. Everything from the development of the policy itself to working with members and building the consensus and collaboration. I am always thrilled when we have smart, talented, capable women. running for the House of Representatives. A number of them are here with us today, and so I would be thrilled to add another one to our ranks

Speaker 113: Yes, of course. Is it an endorsement? Run, Paris, run

Speaker 114: Yes

Speaker 115: Sorry. In

Speaker 113: 2024 and

Speaker 116: didn't get any movement in the House, what have those conversations been like with Speaker Johnson this time around, and how has that changed

Speaker 117 (higher-pitched voice): Yes, you know, honestly, when defiance passed at the end of 2024, it happened very close to the

Speaker 118 (higher-pitched voice): end of the term, so we were having real breakthroughs, But. But the Congress ended. And so now that we're here in a new Congress, this has passed much earlier in the term relative to last time around. So now that it's passed the Senate, it's passed the Senate early enough for us to have that opportunity here in the House. So

Speaker 88: I think that reception has been much better. And we also had that opportunity to work through some of those First Amendment flags so that we could address all the concerns to sufficiency

Speaker 119: tech companies? You know

I

Speaker 117 (higher-pitched voice): think we had originally drafted this legislation and we had gone through a lot of

Speaker 118 (higher-pitched voice): discussion already. I think since we've already discussed that Section 230 is a separate issue, separate from this, this is really centering survivors and victims to give them the right, to give them their rights to advocate for themselves. So we're okay on that front. And I think we'll do

Speaker 120: maybe one or two more. Yes. A question

Speaker 121 (lower-pitched voice): for Paris Hilton, if I may. The big problem with this sort of legislation is the Internet is global. Is there any plan to take this fight beyond Washington? Is there anything

Speaker 122: you can do to see the international community going to start the stamp out of the Internet for more? Well

we're here today

Speaker 123: for the first step, but obviously this is happening all around the world. And I want to help with everyone around the world as much as I

Speaker 124: can. So... - Yes

Speaker 125: Well, we'll just start, we'll start

Speaker 126: Can you just find any conversations that you've had in your White House and how important is it to guide me from the back of the university and you're wanting to

Speaker 127: jump up this risk for your conversation and taking that

I think

Speaker 103: it's really incredible when women come together and join forces to make the world a safer place for women and children all around the

Speaker 128: world

Speaker 129: Absolutely. - Hi, yes, Congressman Lee in AOC Elon Musk said today at Davos that it will ultimately

Speaker 130: be AI that gets rid of poverty in America and across the world. How do you guys see that? I mean

I would

Speaker 130: just say that's a whole other

Speaker 88: can of worms that we can talk about another day. I think we're focused on

Speaker 131: just on finding justice for victims here. And we'll wrap up here. Should

Speaker 132: this bill pass as you expect, will you attend a signing ceremony at the White House

I

Speaker 133: mean, what bills get a signing ceremony and which don't is up to the White

Speaker 88: House to decide. But as Paris said, whether it's the first lady or whether it's the president, I think that we I certainly and I hope all of us are more than willing to put aside any differences to come together and advocate for victims and survivors of sexual harassment and assault. And so, of course, where there are people coming together to champion survivors, I will be there. And I'm I know that everyone here would be happy to support them as well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you

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