China responds to new bans on DeepSeek: Chinese companies operate …

DeepSeek continues to face a ban. The latest country to announce restrictions on China’s AI chatbot Deep Seek is South Korea. The South Korean government has temporarily suspended new downloads of DeepSeek over concerns about its data collection practices. The suspension will remain in place until regulators confirm the app complies with South Korean personal information protection laws. DeepSeek has rapidly gained global popularity since its launch last month, topping download charts in several countries across the world including South Korea. D

As of Monday night, the app was unavailable on Apple and Google app stores in South Korea, though it remained accessible via a web browser.