Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps

TechCrunch · 2 months ago · 28

A federal judge rejected xAI's attempt to block a Minnesota law banning "nudify" apps that generate non-consensual sexual imagery, allowing the ban to take effect on August 1, 2026. The judge cited xAI's delayed filing—nearly three months after the law's passage and only three days before implementation—as a primary reason for the denial. The ruling permits Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban to proceed while xAI's broader lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality continues.