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xAI sues Minnesota over nudification app ban
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Elon Musk's xAI sued Minnesota on Monday in federal court to block the state's first-in-the-nation law banning "nudification" technology, which takes effect Saturday. The company claims the statute violates the First Amendment and would force restrictions on Grok Imagine's image-editing features.
- Minnesota law passed in May targets nudification apps; xAI argues it violates First Amendment
- Law set to take effect Saturday, July 2026; xAI sued Monday in federal court
- Grok Imagine would face practical restrictions on image-editing under the statute, per xAI's complaint
- Grok flooded internet with millions of sexually explicit deepfakes in January 2026, including images of minors
- Lawsuit tests constitutional limits of state AI regulation