--- title: Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on... description: A U.S. District Judge denied xAI's request for a temporary restraining order against a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps, allowing the law to take effect on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/judge-denies-xai-s-request-to-block-minnesota-ban-on-nudify-apps-capbaxiya twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps | daily.dev og:description: A U.S. District Judge denied xAI's request for a temporary restraining order against a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps, allowing the law to take effect on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/judge-denies-xai-s-request-to-block-minnesota-ban-on-nudify-apps-capbaxiya og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CAPbAXiya.png og:image:alt: Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A U.S. District Judge denied xAI's request for a temporary restraining order against a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps, allowing the law to take effect on August 1. Judge Donovan Frank cited xAI's delay in filing — nearly three months after the law was signed and just three days before it took effect — as evidence that harm was not immediate. The lawsuit itself continues, with xAI arguing the ban is 'overinclusive' and that less restrictive alternatives exist. The case follows incidents earlier in 2026 where Grok was used to generate non-consensual sexualized deepfakes on X, prompting investigations and bans in multiple jurisdictions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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