Elon Musk's X sues Minnesota AG, arguing state's "deepfake" law violates free speech

X, the Elon Musk-owned social media site formerly known as Twitter, is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law regulating the use of "deepfakes" to influence elections.

In a suit filed Wednesday, X argues the law violates its free speech rights and "will lead to blanket censorship, including of fully protected, core political speech." The company is asking a federal judge to declare it violates the First Amendment and block it from being enforced.

The 2023 statute in question criminalizes "a person who disseminates a deep fake or enters into a contract or other agreement to disseminate a deep fake" to attempt to influence an election. But it only applies within 90 days of a political party's convention or after early voting is underway.

X alleges its platform and others "could be accused of violating the statute — and potentially be subjected to criminal liability — for merely having these pictures displayed on its platform." The suit argues the law incentivizes social media sites "to remove any content that presents a close call to avoid criminal penalties and costly lawsuits altogether."

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