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Jul 31, 2026

Federal Judge Denies xAI Request to Block Minnesota's First-in-Nation Ban on Nudification Technology

A U.S. District Court judge denied Elon Musk's xAI company's emergency request to halt Minnesota's law banning nudification apps, allowing the nation's first such ban to take effect on August 1, 2026. The law prohibits technology that creates fake nude images or videos of people without their consent.

Jul 31, 20267 sources

Jul 29, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI Sues Minnesota Over First-in-Nation Ban on 'Nudification' Technology

xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota challenging the state's pioneering law that bans 'nudification' technology, which uses AI to create non-consensual intimate images.

Jul 29, 20261 source

Jul 17, 2026

San Francisco orders Apple and Google to remove AI nudify apps

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters demanding Apple and Google remove 13 apps that generate non-consensual nude images. The apps can be used to create deepfake nude images of people without their consent.

Jul 17, 20262 sources

Mar 26, 2026

EU votes to delay AI Act implementation while backing ban on deepfake nude apps

European lawmakers voted to postpone key provisions of the EU AI Act, the bloc's flagship AI regulation, while simultaneously approving proposals to ban nudify applications.

Mar 26, 20261 source

Top claims

▪Minnesota's law represents the first state-level ban in the United States targeting the technology used to digitally remove clothing from pictured individuals
▪Judge Donovan Frank scheduled a hearing for August 19, 2026, to evaluate xAI's request for a preliminary injunction against the Minnesota law
▪The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression criticized the Minnesota law, warning that its broad language could sweep in benign political memes and satire

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