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image of a phone with the capitol overlaid on its screen surrounded by circles and triangles Advocates are pressing Congress to pass the DEFIANCE Act to protect people from image-based sexual abuse as the limits on voluntary commitments emerge, Maria reports. Why it matters: Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual intimate images (NCII) of adults are skyrocketing with the proliferation of generative AI, and some observers say that voluntary commitments to combat the abuse only go so far. • The DEFIANCE Act would hold the perpetrators accountable by creating…