In a NYT opinion piece, Klobuchar highlights how “powerless” users are when it comes to removing deepfakes from online platforms, while citing her own struggle to get X to take down a video of her AI likeness spewing vulgarities about Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad: > Why should tech companies’ profits rule over our rights to our own images and voices?... It is time for members of Congress to stand up for their constituents, stop currying favor with the tech companies and set the record straight. [Link: Amy Klobuchar: What I Didn’t Say About Sydney Sweeney | https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/opinion/amy-klobuchar-deepfakes.html | The New York Times]

Deepfakes are getting more realistic, and more difficult to stop. Congress needs to take steps now.

In a NYT opinion piece, Klobuchar highlights how “powerless” users are when it comes to removing deepfakes from online platforms, while citing her own struggle to get X to take…