Minnesota became the first state to pass a law banning nudification apps after the state Senate voted 65-0 on Wednesday, following House approval last week. [1]
The bill would bar services that can undress or sexualize images of real people. Developers could face punitive damages, blocking of their products in Minnesota, and attorney general fines of up to $500,000 per fake AI nude flagged. [1]
Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sign the measure. If he does, enforcement would begin in August. [1]
Democratic Sen. Erin Maye Quade introduced the bill after residents found that one man had nudified images of more than 80 women from his social circles. [1]
The law sets an exception for products or services that require a user’s technical skill to nudify an image or video. RAINN helped draft and support the bill and worked with tech companies to avoid unintended impacts on tools such as Photoshop. [1]
The measure would direct fine revenue to services for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence and child abuse. [1]
