AOC offers rare praise to late Sen Graham for backing AI porn bill now stalled in House
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised the late Sen. Lindsey Graham for backing legislation that would allow victims of nonconsensual AI-generated deepfake pornography to file civil lawsuits.The DEFIANCE Act, a bill Ocasio-Cortez and Graham collaborated on, passed the Senate in January by unanimous consent with Paris Hilton previously speaking in support of it.Graham, who died Saturday after seemingly suffering an aortic tear, was typically a political foe of the Democratic Socialist.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised the late Sen. Lindsey Graham for backing legislation that would allow victims of nonconsensual AI-generated deepfake pornography to file civil lawsuits.The DEFIANCE Act, a bill Ocasio-Cortez and Graham collaborated on, passed the Senate in January by unanimous consent with Paris Hilton previously speaking in support of it.Graham, who died Saturday after seemingly suffering an aortic tear, was typically a political foe of the Democratic Socialist. The two disagreed vehemently on foreign policy, with Graham supporting a strong U.S. military presence around the world and Ocasio-Cortez frequently advocating for cuts to the defense budget.KAGAN RECALLS LINDSEY GRAHAM'S VOTE THAT HELPED SEAL HER SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATIONNonetheless, she said Graham was "instrumental" in getting the DEFIANCE Act through the Senate."Senator Graham and Senator Hawley as well were instrumental in securing bipartisan support for this legislation to protect kids, women, everyone from nonconsensual AI-developed porn," Ocasio-Cortez said in a brief interview with The Independent's Eric Michael Garcia outside the Capitol.She added that the House version, which is substantively the same as the Senate version, has yet to advance past the House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep.
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- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., praised the late Sen. Lindsey Graham for backing legislation that would allow victims of nonconsensual AI-generated deepfake pornography to file civil lawsuits.The DEFIANCE Act, a bill Ocasio-Cortez and Graham collaborated on, passed the Senate in January by unanimous consent with Paris Hilton previously speaking in support of it.Graham, who died Saturday after seemingly suffering an aortic tear, was typically a political foe of the Democratic Socialist.
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