Politicians and public officials

Madeleine Dean

u.s. representative from Pennsylvania's Fourth District; House co-lead of the NO FAKES Act

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“It takes only minutes to create a deepfake or share intimate images without consent, yet the lasting consequences devastate its victims — often girls and women. Our bill requires platforms to remove these horrifying images and videos from the Internet within 48 hours. I’m deeply grateful to work with Sen. Klobuchar, Sen. Cruz, and Rep. Salazar to create this bipartisan federal law.”

Madeleine Dean

u.s. representative from Pennsylvania's Fourth District; House co-lead of the NO FAKES Act

In an April 2025 press release on House passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act, Madeleine Dean said it takes only minutes to create a deepfake or share intimate images without consent while the lasting consequences devastate victims, often girls and women, and that the bill requires platforms to remove such images and videos within 48 hours.

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania and co-lead of the House companion to the TAKE IT DOWN ActApril 28, 2025Official Senate co-sponsor press release on House passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act

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“The TAKE IT DOWN Act’s passage is a significant step forward in Congress’ responsibility to protect the privacy and dignity of Americans against bad actors and the most harmful developments of AI,” said Rep. Dean. “It takes only minutes to create a deepfake or share intimate images without consent, yet the lasting consequences devastate its victims — often girls and women. Our bill requires platforms to remove these horrifying images and videos from the Internet within 48 hours. I’m deeply grateful to work with Sen. Klobuchar, Sen. Cruz, and Rep. Salazar to create this bipartisan federal law.” “The TAKE IT DOWN Act's passage is a bipartisan victory to protect victims of real and deepfake revenge pornography,” said Rep. Salazar.

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“By granting every person a clear, federal right to control digital replicas of their own voice and likeness, the NO FAKES Act will empower victims of deep fakes; defend against sexually explicit deepfakes; and safeguard human creativity and artistic expression. We must support technological innovation while preserving the privacy, safety, and dignity of all Americans.”

Madeleine Dean

u.s. representative from Pennsylvania's Fourth District; House co-lead of the NO FAKES Act

In a May 2026 press release reintroducing the NO FAKES Act, Madeleine Dean said a clear federal right to control digital replicas of one's own voice and likeness would empower victims of deepfakes and safeguard human creativity, and that we must support technological innovation while preserving the privacy, safety, and dignity of all Americans.

U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional DistrictMay 20, 2026Official House office press release reintroducing the NO FAKES Act

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“The use of AI is only growing, and Congress must catch up with common sense, common ground regulations,” Rep. Dean said. “By granting every person a clear, federal right to control digital replicas of their own voice and likeness, the NO FAKES Act will empower victims of deep fakes; defend against sexually explicit deepfakes; and safeguard human creativity and artistic expression. We must support technological innovation while preserving the privacy, safety, and dignity of all Americans.” “In this new era of AI, bad actors are quickly and easily profiting from the creativity of others. Our laws must catch up,” said Rep. Salazar.

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This is a balancing statement inside a bill endorsement, not a contradiction or recantation of her earlier deepfake-risk statements.
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Unchecked photorealistic deep fakes risk public deception, as we have talked about; eroding people's faith in real evidence, facts and reporting, critically important in this day and age;

Madeleine Dean

u.s. representative from Pennsylvania's Fourth District; House co-lead of the NO FAKES Act

At a February 2024 House Judiciary field hearing, Madeleine Dean said unchecked photorealistic deepfakes risk public deception and erode people's faith in real evidence, facts and reporting.

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania and member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the InternetFebruary 2, 2024House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet field hearing, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part II-Identity in the Age of AI

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I was thinking and taking a look at some of the growing pains that we are going through: Unchecked photorealistic deep fakes risk public deception, as we have talked about; eroding people's faith in real evidence, facts and reporting, critically important in this day and age; ge; the very graphic and sexually exploitive deep fakes, encompassing everything from revenge porn to child pornography, and we know a great percentage of these deep fakes tap into that gross and dark vein; and most pertinent today,

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The statement concerns deepfake deception and trust, not catastrophic or existential AI risk.
In the same turn Dean says the bill 'was not an attempt, in any way, to chill parody and satire' and asks how to protect First Amendment rights alongside artists and the public.

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