X, the social media platform owned by Trump adviser Elon Musk, is challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota ban on using deepfakes to influence elections and harm candidates.

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.

Elon Musk's "X Corporation" has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law passed in 2023 that bans political misinformation from being shared through "deepfake" media.