Musk's X sues to block Minnesota 'deepfake' law over free speech concerns

X Corp. challenges state deepfakes law

MINNEAPOLIS — X Corp., the social media platform owned by President Donald Trump adviser Elon Musk, challenged the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates, saying it violates First Amendment speech protections.

AI explicit deepfakes: what can be done?

While manipulating intimate images and videos is not new tactic used by sexual violence perpetrators, the recent expansion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for consumer use has accelerated the creation of nonconsensual manipulated intimate materials, or sexually explicit “deepfakes.” Deepfakes include imagery, video or audio that is produced or distributed without the consent of the subj...

Elon Musk defends political deepfakes on X in latest free speech battle

X Corp., the social media platform owned by Trump adviser Elon Musk, is challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates, saying it violates First Amendment speech protections. The company's federal lawsuit filed this week also contends that the 2023 state law is preempted by a 1996 federal statute that shields social media from being held responsible for material posted on their …

Elon Musk's X sues to overturn Minnesota political deepfakes ban

X, the social media platform owned by Trump adviser Elon Musk, is challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates.

Heartbreaking: Elon Musk Just Made a Great Point About Free Speech

For once, the billionaire’s first amendment crusade isn’t total nonsense. Blame Minnesota.

Michigan House clears ban on nonconsensual ‘deep fake’ pornography

Rep. Matt Bierlein (R-Vassar) speaks in support of legislation to ban nonconsensual “deepfake” pornography before a vote in the Michigan state House on April 24, 2025. | Photo: Anna Liz NicholsNearly every member of Michigan’s state House voted to approve bills Thursday to create criminal and civil penalties for creating or distributing fake sexual images or videos of real people using artificial intelligence to computer generate the materials. …