MinnesotaMinnesotaLawHF 1606

Nudification technology ban

Bars websites, apps and services from letting users nudify images or videos of identifiable people and from advertising such tools, with a private right of action and attorney general civil penalties up to $500,000 per violation.

Body

Minnesota Legislature

Session

2025-2026

Introduced

Feb 26, 2025

In effect since

Aug 13mo3 months ago

Votes

House 132-1, Senate 65-0

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Democrat

Topics

DeepfakesAIKids

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