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Judge lets Minnesota's first-in-US 'nudify' ban take effect over xAI's objection

Judge lets Minnesota's first-in-US 'nudify' ban take effect over xAI's objection

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank denied xAI's restraining order against Minnesota's 'nudify' app ban on timing, not substance: xAI filed July 29, three days before the law took effect and nearly three months after it was signed. The first US ban of its kind is now live law while xAI's overinclusiveness suit proceeds, setting the compliance floor for any image generator reachable from Minnesota.

Source: techcrunch.com ↗

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Such a delay in bringing the action and the motion suggests that harm is not immediate.

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank

Why this matters

  • → First US 'nudify' ban now live law; sets compliance floor for image generators.
  • → Judge rejected timing argument, not substance—lawsuit continues but law stands.
  • → Non-consensual intimate images tied to AI tools; enforcement begins immediately.
First US nudify ban stands