Richter lehnt frühen Versuch von X ab, Minn. Deepfake-Gesetz zu blockieren

A Minnesota federal judge has denied X Corp.’s request for a favorable ruling in its challenge to a Minnesota state law curtailing the dissemination of “deepfakes” aimed at influencing elections, saying X had not shown that it could be harmed by the law in a manner that would give it standing to block it.

The ruling, issued on December 3, 2025, by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, marks a significant development in the legal landscape surrounding deepfake technology and its potential impact on elections.

X Corp., represented by Cahill Gordon, had sought to block the Minnesota law, which was designed to combat the spread of digitally manipulated content that could be used to deceive voters. However, the court found that X Corp. had not demonstrated a concrete injury that would result from the law, thus lacking standing to challenge it.

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