St. LouisA US appeals court froze Minnesota’s AI nudification ban.

RT, Russian state media, reports xAI won a pause on free-speech grounds.

The law, in force since last month, fines apps and websites that enable sexualised deepfakes up to $500,000 per image.

Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office says it is disappointed and will keep defending the law.

The injunction is preliminary, and the 8th Circuit has not yet ruled on whether the law is constitutional.

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RT leans critical
frames ban as overbroad First Amendment violation threatening industry with billions in costs, cites xAI's Grok Imagine CSAM allegations

Sources: RT