Paris Hilton recently spoke out against AI deepfake images by revealing her shocking experience after her sex tape was leaked in 2004.
simple life On January 22, the alum supported the Stop Blatant Fake Images and Nonconsensual Editing Act (DEFIANCE Act), arguing that 1 in 8 girls have experienced the effects of deepfake images.
“Too many women are afraid to exist online, or sometimes even to exist at all, and I know that feeling because I’ve been through that myself,” the 44-year-old said at the Capitol on Thursday.
Paris recalled the painful moment when she was 19 years old, when “my private, intimate video was shared with the world without my consent.”
“People said it was a scandal, but it wasn’t. It was abuse,” the socialite asserts.
“At that time, there was no law that protected me,” Paris said during her speech, escorted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.) and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.) and surrounded by reporters.
“I couldn’t even put into words what was being done to me. The internet was new and so were the atrocities that came with it.” Stars Are Blind singer.
Parris remembers the merciless treatment when people “swore and laughed.”
“These people didn’t see me as a young woman who had been exploited. They didn’t see the panic, the humiliation, the shame that I felt. No one asked me what I had lost,” the media personality points out.
Meanwhile, Paris shares that the incident helped her understand the concerns of other girls who have experienced the same issue.
“What I’ve learned is that when your image is violated, it doesn’t disappear, it lives on within you, but so does your power,” she continues.
The reality star added, “Telling the truth has healed my emotional wounds. I am so proud to stand here today without shame. I will continue to speak the truth to protect all women, all girls, and all survivors, now and in the future.”
