Overview

• X Corporation filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of Minnesota's 2023 law banning election-related AI-generated deepfakes.
• The law criminalizes the dissemination of non-consensual deepfakes within 90 days of an election, with penalties for both creators and platforms.
• X argues the law infringes on First Amendment protections, is overly vague, and could lead to excessive censorship of political speech.
• The complaint also claims the law conflicts with Section 230, which shields platforms from liability for user-generated content.
• Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, named as the defendant, has yet to respond to the lawsuit or provide public comment.