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Laurel Lee: “The technology to make [digital forgeries] is becoming more…”

Featuring: Laurel Lee, Republican | U.S. House Florida, District 15

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Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Lee hold news conference with Paris Hilton on revenge pornography legislation

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

Deep fakes are not harmless, and they are not victimless. They are deliberate digital forgeries on, often sexual in nature, created to exploit, harass, and humiliate. The technology to make [digital forgeries] 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. (07:11–07:17)

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Asserts that the technology for creating digital forgeries is increasingly accessible and widespread.

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