Susanna Gibson, a Democrat who recently ran for a House seat in Virginia, was the subject of online abuse after someone leaked explicit videos of her and her husband. Gibson discusses the sexually abusive comments she receives and what needs to change on “NewsNation Prime.”

The effort to curb the dissemination of non-consensual images, whether AI-generated or not, has become a focal point for Susanna Gibson who participated in one of Virginia's most competitive elections last year. Gibson joins "NewsNation Prime" to talk about the formation of a new PAC called "My-Own" which aims to support candidates dedicated to legislative reform surrounding the nonconsensual distribution of intimate images, including AI deepfakes.

Susanna Gibson, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 57th House District in 2023 who lost the general election to Republican David Owen, has announced the formation of a new political action committee named MyOwn.

Henrico, VA. - Today Susanna Gibson, the former Democratic nominee for Virginia’s House District 57 in 2023, announced the formation of a new Political Action Committee (PAC) named MyOwn. Susanna started this PAC to support candidates dedicated to legislative reform pertaining to gender-based and sexual violence, especially Nonconsensual Pornography (NCP), Nonconsensual Distribution of Intimate Images (NDII), Synthetic NDII (“deepfakes”), Intimate Privacy violations, and Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA).

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill that cleared an early hurdle Wednesday in the Virginia House of Delegates would broaden the state’s revenge porn law by adding a new category of “sexual” images that would be unlawful to disseminate.

The circulation of explicit and pornographic pictures of megastar Taylor Swift this week shined a light on artificial intelligence’s ability to create convincingly real, damaging – and fake – images.