{
  "id": 11617744,
  "title": "US appeals court blocks Minnesota law barring 'nudified' photos in XAI lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/us-appeals-court-blocks-minnesota-law-barring-nudified-photos-in-xai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-03T06:01:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/03/us-appeals-court-blocks-minnesota-law-barring-nudified-photos-in-xai-lawsuit.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Minnesota's anti-nudification law, which prohibits the creation of realistic images depicting intimate body parts not shown in original photos of identifiable individuals. The law, which took effect on August 1, was aimed at combating the spread of AI-generated child sexual abuse material. XAI, a technology and social media company founded by Elon Musk, had sought an injunction to challenge the law's constitutionality in a lawsuit. The appeals court granted the request, putting the law on hold pending further legal proceedings. Minnesota's Attorney General, Keith Ellison, expressed disappointment with the ruling and stated that the state will defend the new law as the case moves forward.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}