Minnesota Ban on 'Nudify' Apps Can Proceed Despite xAI Lawsuit, Judge Rules
Quick Look
- District Judge ruled that Minnesota's ban on apps allowing users to "nudify" images can take effect on August 1, despite a lawsuit from xAI.
- The judge cited xAI's delay in filing for a temporary restraining order, allowing the law to proceed while the suit continues.
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Why It Matters
A U.S. District Judge ruled that Minnesota's ban on apps allowing users to "nudify" images can proceed, citing xAI's delay in filing a temporary restraining order. This ban is the first of its kind in the United States.
Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward, according to NBC News.
U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank’s ruling focused as much on the timing of xAI’s lawsuit as on the substance of the law itself. Frank wrote that xAI filed its request for a temporary restraining order “on July 29, 2026, nearly three months after the law was signed, and only three days before the law is set to take effect” on August 1.
“Such a delay in bringing the action and the motion suggests that harm is not immediate,” Frank said.
This isn’t the end of xAI’s lawsuit against the ban; it only means that the law can take effect while the lawsuit proceeds. In the suit, xAI argued that the ban — the first of its kind in the United States — is “overinclusive” and that “there are far less restrictive alternatives that function to achieve the same ends.”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Minnesota ban on 'nudify' apps will take effect on August 1.
Very likely · Within days
xAI's lawsuit against the ban will continue to proceed.
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What will be the final outcome of xAI's lawsuit against the ban?
- Will other states consider similar bans on 'nudify' apps?
