Ask your Representatives to Co-Sponsor the DEFIANCE Act to Combat AI IBSA

Stand with Survivors of Deepfake Pornography: Ask your House Members to Pass the DEFIANCE Act!

Image-based sexual abuse is a rapidly growing form of sexual violence in which sexual images are created and/or distributed without the depicted individual's consent. Advancements in artificial intelligence have made it terrifyingly easy for people to become victims of image-based sexual abuse, since realistic AI-generated or "deepfake" pornography can be created in a matter of seconds. All it takes is a photo of someone's face and a few clicks—it can happen to anyone.

Currently, there are NO federal laws that allow victims to hold perpetrators of deepfake pornography accountable. The DEFIANCE ACT (S. 1837/HR. 3562) will establish a civil cause of action for victims to hold perpetrators accountable for distributing or threatening to distribute deepfake pornography/AI-generated image-based sexual abuse. This bill is complementary to the TAKE IT DOWN Act, signed into law in May 2025, which finally made image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) a federal crime.

The DEFIANCE Act was recently unanimously passed in the Senate; now we need to pass it through the House! Passing the DEFIANCE Act this year would be a major advancement for victims of AI-generated IBSA, and would go hand-in-hand with the recent passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act.

Please urge your House Representatives to defy the reign of terror that AI-generated IBSA has created by cosponsoring the DEFIANCE Act.

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Dear Rep. [First Name, Last Name],

I am a constituent in your state who is deeply concerned about the alarming spread of AI-Generated image-based sexual abuse online, and the astronomical increase in this form of sexual violence.

Image-based sexual abuse is when sexual images are created and/or distributed without the depicted individual's consent. Advancements in artificial intelligence have made it terrifyingly easy for people to become victims of image-based sexual abuse, since realistic AI-generated or "deepfake" pornography can be created in a matter of seconds. All it takes is a photo of someone's face and a few clicks—it can happen to anyone. With the creation of AI "Nudify" apps, perpetrators can create sexual images by taking any image of the victim. This must stop. This abuse is deeply traumatic for survivors and causes long-lasting harm.

The TAKE IT DOWN Act was signed into law in May 2025, a massive victory for survivors of image-based sexual abuse. There is another importance piece of legislation which is complimentary to the TAKE IT DOWN Act, the DEFIANCE Act (S.1837/HR. 3562). While the TAKE IT DOWN Act provides criminal penalties, the DEFIANCE Act creates a civil cause of action for victims to hold perpetrators accountable.

The DEFIANCE Act recently unanimously passed the Senate; now it must be passed in the House. Passing the DEFIANCE Act this year would be a major advancement for victims of AI-generated Image Based Sexual Abuse.

Please co-sponsor the DEFIANCE Act (HR. 3562) to establish a civil cause of action for survivors of IBSA to hold perpetrators accountable and give survivors access to justice. This legislation is essential to help curb sexual exploitation online.

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