xAI looks to pause Minnesota's AI nudification law pending appeal
( September 11, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: xAI asked a US appeals court to enjoin Minnesota’s new anti-“nudification” law pending an appeal on its challenge to the law. The company said it has been forced to restrict access to Grok Imagine in Minnesota to avoid the law’s “crushing” liability. “Consequently, Minnesota users cannot create First Amendment-protected speech using SpaceXAI’s industry-leading platform. That loss of First Amendment freedoms alone constitutes irreparable harm, and the public has no interest in enforcing an unconstitutional law.”See attached file. ...
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